News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
In the dietary supplement world, Brazil is notorious as being a tough market to get into. But there is demand for US-made products in the country, and one-year old start-up CareMundi, an online sales platform, is providing a bridge for US supplement...
Healthy aging claims are back in the spotlight with the settlement of a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission against Telomerase Activation Sciences, a company that markets dietary supplements and skin care products based on TCM ingredients that...
Researchers in Australia compared the effects of taking a botanical blend versus a placebo among participants with symptoms of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder. They found that those who took the botanical blend had significantly lower...
Lemon verbena extract is a safe and well-tolerated natural sports ingredient, a study finds, as supplemented subjects appear to benefit from less muscle damage and a faster and full recovery.
Efforts to mine for hugely beneficial new strains of probiotics are gaining momentum across the globe, but the food industry is its own worst enemy when it comes to aiding consumer acceptance of new technologies, according to experts at the recent IPA...
France Biotech, the French federation of entrepreneurs in life sciences, wants to accelerate innovation in the areas of agronomy, nutrition and health through the formation of a new work commission: the Agro Nutri Santé Commission.
Demand for superfoods like avocados and blueberries has exploded in recent years. But what's the impact on global food dynamics and can production keep up with demand? A Rabobank analyst weighs in.
Low levels of coenzyme Q (CoQ) in fat and muscle cells are associated with insulin resistance, a characteristic of pre-diabetes, according to a new study in eLife.
Gut microbiota could influence and help diagnose schizophrenia, according to researchers in China.
Australian start-up Kréol could be one of the country's first to develop a line of dual-strain sparkling probiotic beverages, according to co-founder Andrew Rush.
Double-digit sales growth across Asia has boosted Australian manufacturer Blackmores' financial performance for the half-year ended 31 December 2017, though supply issues are presenting a challenge, the firm has revealed.
GULFOOD 2018
It will soon be mandatory for all foods entering the UAE to be registered on a new federal portal that has been launched by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, and Dubai Municipality.