Function lands $450M to expand its health platform
Health and wellness platform Function has secured $450 million from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund to further help people take ownership of their health.
Archives for July 31, 2026
Bipartisan hemp bill seeks federal pathway for cannabinoid products
The proposed legislation would establish a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived cannabinoid products, which industry stakeholders say could provide long-sought regulatory certainty for manufacturers and create a clearer pathway for nutrition and...
NutraCast: BODi CEO on keeping active nutrition simple amid AI, GLP-1s and wellness trends
As consumers gravitate toward longevity, metabolic health and science-backed wellness, BODi is doubling down on what CEO Carl Daikeler calls the fundamentals: movement and whole-food nutrition.
Beetroot juice: New study details muscle performance benefits
Preliminary findings from a small-scale study highlighted beetroot juice’s potential to improve low- and moderate-velocity muscle contractions.
Scientists and nutrition experts call for increased vitamin D threshold to “wake up officials”
The threshold for vitamin D deficiency in the UK should be doubled in order to rouse officials to take a preventative approach to health, according to a newly published paper by the health and nutrition expert working group ‘Act Now Vitamin D’.
Trends tracker: Creatine for sports, peptides for beauty and more
Find out more about trends in sports performance ingredients, the rise of peptides in beauty-from-within supplements and more.