Better sleep seen as new target in sports nutrition
Controlling cortisol levels can be a key element in sports nutrition, and could be attacked by helping athletes sleep better, an audience was told recently.
Archives for June 21, 2018
General Mills leads $12 million investment into GoodBelly
General Mills has led a funding round that poured $12 million into Boulder,CO-based functional food firm NextFoods and its GoodBelly brand via its venture investing arm 301 Inc.
NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2018: And the finalists are…
NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce the finalists for the inaugural edition of the NutraIngredients-USA Awards ... the winners will be announced at our awards evening in Chicago on July 16th.
Startup Spotlight
Hangovers and sleepless nights? Biohacking startup develops sachet supplements for 'daily problems'
German-based BioHacks has developed a line of single-use sachet supplements to quickly optimise health status amid daily routine, tackling hangovers, sleep woes and meal replacement needs.
‘The most important tool to generate innovation’: How open data could solve world hunger
A call has gone out for the need to open data sources in order to stimulate research and innovation and help ‘solve world hunger’.
Fonterra joins project efforts to address European elderly malnutrition
New Zealand dairy giants Fonterra join fellow food industry representative Kellogg as the latest member of an international project looking to address malnutrition in the elderly.
Alzheimer’s supplement 'breakthrough' branded 'deeply cynical' by experts
New research identifying a nutrient combination that claims to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been criticised by the scientific community, who urged caution over the study’s conclusions.
Medicinal plant reduces subsequent need for urolithiasis treatment: Taiwan study
According to researchers in Taiwan, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge — commonly known as Danshen — can reduce the subsequent need for surgical treatment in patients suffering from urolithiasis, a urological disorder where calculi (stones) are formed in the...
Not such a bitter pill: Swisse launches novel plant-based immune supplement
Swisse is harnessing the power of a little-known plant called Andrographis paniculata to relieve symptoms of the common cold and provide immune support.