What the industry needs to know about polypharmacology
Historically, our healthcare system has been focused on sick care. One expert wants to put the spotlight on polypharmacology, a lesser-known technique used in well care.
Archives for November 18, 2019
P&G, M13 launch Kindra, new DTC brand for menopausal women
Kindra provides estrogen-free supplements to combat menopause without a prescription.
Private label, CBD launches help drive Natural Grocers’ profits
Private label offerings and a successful CBD launch are helping Natural Grocers show a solid profit, according to company executives.
Immediate action needed to protect medicinal plants from climate change, paper argues
Urgent action is needed to assess and mitigate the risks climate change poses to medicinal plants, according to a paper published on Friday.
NIU’s Global Round-up: Brazil supplement use, CBD’s novel foods status in Germany, and more
What's happened this week around the Nutra-Verse? Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.
Higher maternal lutein intake linked to better child behavior: Study
Higher intakes of lutein during pregnancy are associated with better behavior regulation in the children at mid-childhood, suggests a new study from Tufts University and Harvard Medical School.
Across the Nutra-verse: US FTC issues influencer guidance, CBD as a novel food in Germany, more
It’s been a busy week for the nutra- industry around the world: Stay on top of the global nutra-news with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.
Quark snack bar startup bringing much needed innovation to the dairy category
A fast expanding quark snack bar startup has created a whole new sub-category for the dairy market to help keep momentum in the traditional category during the explosive plant-based trend.
DuPont: Moving probiotics beyond the gut to improve oral health
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The frontiers of microbiome research and probiotic development are expanding quickly. Having begun with digestive and immune health, researchers are now validating links between microorganisms and human wellbeing in every part of the body from the scalp...
Prinova: How to deliver optimal nutrient levels in the critical first 1,000 days of life
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The 1,000 days between conception and a child’s second birthday have an outsized effect on ongoing health and development. Children that receive insufficient amounts of certain nutrients during this critical window suffer everything from increased risk...
Potential Alzheimer's supplement can be produced in yeast, scientists discover
Scientists have discovered a way to use yeast to produce a compound that may help delay the onset of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia.
EC lowers max contaminant levels in red yeast rice-fermented supplements
The European Commission (EC) moves to decrease the maximum limit of mycotoxin contaminant deemed acceptable for supplements fermented with red yeast rice.
FENS 2019: EFSA’s decade of toil to establish safe and adequate sodium levels
The publication of dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride brings to a close ten years of work that began with a request by the European Commission to update values last set in the 1990s.
Double 11 sales bonanza: Swisse retains best-selling supplement spot on Tmall
Swisse retained the top spot for the most purchased health and dietary supplement brand in this year’s Tmall double 11 shopping event.
Mengniu-Bellamy’s acquisition: Australia’s treasurer sets out ‘enforceable conditions’ in unprecedented move
The Australian government has set out “enforceable conditions” regarding the potential acquisition of infant nutrition firm Bellamy’s Organic by China’s state-backed dairy giant Mengniu – the latest in a long line of Chinese investment into the nation’s...