Black cohosh, rhodiola reduce menopause symptoms: Study
With the aging population in the coming decades, it is estimated that 1.2 billion women worldwide will be menopausal or postmenopausal by the year 2030.
Archives for August 4, 2020
FTC hits marketer with lawsuit over pricey ‘FDA accepted’ COVID-19 ‘treatment’ plan
The Federal Trade Commission charged Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical, Inc. with deceptively advertising an ‘Emergency D-Virus’ treatment as a scientifically proven way to treat COVID-19. The company even went as far as claiming their treatment was ‘FDA...
Probiotics boost triathletes' endurance in trial
Supplementation with L. plantarum PS128 may boost athletic endurance and reduce markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in triathletes, suggests a new study from Taiwan.
Advocates hopeful bill will pass this month to open California to CBD in supplements and foods
A bill before the California State legislature would open the country’s largest market to dietary supplements and foods containing CBD, but advocates say time is running out while the machinery of state government is preoccupied with pandemic concerns.
NutraCast Podcast: CSPI’s Laura MacCleery on ‘antiviral' supplements in the marketplace
Over 70% of Americans take dietary supplements, and by now, most consumers have probably noticed the disclaimer that says "This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”
Nutraveris scales service with global tech expert
Leading European health nutrition market consultant Nutraveris has joined the international technology solutions provider FoodChain ID as it looks to scale services to a global capability.
Industry scientists list criteria to further qualify bacteria as probiotics
Scientists have set out criteria that attempts to clarify an established industry definition of probiotics, as the team addresses the term’s misuse, which contributes to confusion about probiotic health benefits.
Personalised nutrition retail stores: Herbalife, Amway, Pulmuone among groundbreaking South Korea pilot project
South Korea will see the opening of 150 brick-and-mortar stores specialising in selling personalised nutrition products in the next two year as part of a pilot project, said the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS).
Longevity hope: Doctor’s Best new NMN product hits US$1m mark in China
A nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplement made by US supplement firm Doctor’s Best had hit the US$1m sales in the first 10 days of its launch in China.
Danone China’s Aptamil range banks on new HMO, A2 formulas for further success
Danone China has launched two new products for its Aptamil Essensis 3 range, including an A2 milk and a formula said to contain the highest level of human oligosaccharides (HMOs) across the firm’s entire early life nutrition portfolio.
Probiotics for memory? Morinaga-backed RCT reveals strain improves cognitive functions in older Japanese population
A randomised control trial on Japan’s Morinaga Milk Industry’s Bifidobacterium breve A1 probiotic strain has shown it could improve memory functions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).