Study opens up 5-HTP as body composition ingredient for trained adults
Supplementation with 5- HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan) may reduce body fat mass, the first such report of body composition improvements in trained men and women.
Archives for June 22, 2022
CHPA adds Larisa Pavlick as new Sr Director of QA and Technical Affairs
Pavlick joins the Consumer Healthcare Products Association’s regulatory and scientific affairs team after almost six years at the United Natural Product Alliance (UNPA).
News in brief
CSL USA Inc. boosts global probiotics capacity with new fermentation facility
CSL USA Inc. (Cultures Supporting Life) has announced the opening of an 80,000 sq. ft. fermentation facility in Wisconsin to produce food ingredients and cultures, bacterial cultures, and probiotics.
HMB study points to supplementation’s role in reducing muscle soreness
Short-term supplementation of an essential amino acid metabolite could reduce delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in football players, a study suggests.
Positive EU opinion for Christian Hansen’s latest Novel Food ingredient
Christian Hansen has received EU safety approval for genetically modified (GM) 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL) oligosaccharide for infant formula (IF) and follow-on formula (FOF).
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Three is the magic number: Australia’s CSIRO principal scientist reveals how to deliver high-quality nutra trials– LISTEN
With consumers increasingly demanding scientifically-validated nutra products and ingredients, one of the key scientists in Australia’s national research agency has revealed the three factors that are crucial for a high-quality trial.
Bioavailabilility of cauliflower-encapsulated omega-3 on-par with bovine-derived gelatine capsules – study
The bioavailability of cauliflower-encapsulated omega-3 is on-par with omega-3 encapsulated in bovine gelatine capsules, a study conducted in Australia and Singapore has shown.
Low dose vitamin D, calcium supplementation has little impact on adult subjects - RCT
Vitamin D levels marginally increased in people who received low dose vitamin D3 alone or combined with calcium, compared to a decline seen in those who received calcium supplement alone or a placebo, according to a new RCT from the UAE.