News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The regulations around dietary supplements in Latin America are a patchwork of different approaches, but regulatory bodies and regional associations are pushing for change and perhaps even some harmonization.
New regulations set to take effect in Brazil will significantly improve market access for dietary ingredients and finished dietary supplements, an expert says.
Balchem Corporation has ridden a string of acquisitions in human nutrition and a rising tide of choline awareness to record results in its most recent earnings statement.
Is going on a diet synonymous with healthy eating? An analysis of three top-reviewed weight-loss diet books on Amazon reveals that micronutrient deficits are prevalent in commercial weight-loss diet plans.
India-based flavor and aromatics specialist Akay Group has received a US patent for the processing technology and composition of a cinnamon ingredient branded as ProcynCi.
UK regulators want a 20% reduction the calorie content of certain “popular foods” by 2024 as part of the government’s drive to tackle obesity.
Supplementation with long-chain omega-3 oils and gamma linoleic acid (GLA) could help reduce autism symptoms in toddlers born pre-term, new research hints.
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have found a cereal-based bread enriched with soluble fiber, proteins and dried fruit could alleviate hunger.
Calcium supplements, with or without vitamin D, could heighten the risk of developing a type of polyp that commonly develops into colorectal cancer, warn researchers.
Eating an otherwise healthy diet cannot counteract the harmful of sodium on blood pressure (BP), say researchers.
New data on how the probiotic lactobacilli can help honey bees live longer and healthier lives, as well as how beneficial bacteria may lower the risk of humans being contaminated by environmental chemicals, is to be unveiled in Singapore.
Minerals and trace elements from deep oceans may have potential as supplement ingredients to improve the response and recovery of middle-aged men during and after exercise, according to a study led by the University of Taipei.
Nestlé will assess how the food and nutrition industry can best meet the needs of China's rapidly ageing population at our Healthy Ageing APAC Summit in Singapore in June.
Astaxanthin supplementation may benefit type 2 diabetics by lowering their blood pressure and enhancing their glucose metabolism, say researchers in Iran.
Consumers are more likely to view nutrition labels for convenience foods, cereals, snack foods, bakery products and oils, research in New Zealand has revealed.