Over 80 stakeholders from government, academia and industry gathered recently at the first Southern African Botanical Products Association (SABPA) symposium to discuss best practices to successfully bring compliant ingredients to the world market.
A new study showed that a combination of resveratrol and vitamin C increased the antioxidant capacity in postmenopausal women with insulin resistance by up to 33%.
High caffeine consumption at 6mg/kg body weight significantly enhances skeletal muscle reactivity at rest, but did not improve anaerobic performance, according to a randomised crossover trial.
Higher plasma levels of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may reduce the risk of overall cancer by 1% and 2%, respectively, says a new analysis of data from the UK Biobank.
Vitamin D is an “effective adjunctive” for blood glucose management in people suffering from type II diabetes, says a new meta-analysis that looks at the results of 39 randomised controlled trials.
New research finds that krill oil supplementation can significantly enhance muscle fuel metabolism, increase protein synthesis and lower LDL cholesterol.
A lot has happened in the global nutrition industry over the past seven days, with a restrictive supplements bill passing the New Jersey Assembly, NZ’s new natural products bill and France’s new online platform for supplements among the headlines. Catch...
Vita Actives announces an exclusive B2B partnership with Brudy Technology, allowing for the launch of UbiOmega, a high-concentration DHA product sourced from both fish and algal origins.
A study published in Scientific Reports compared the gut flora species composition and abundance in children who were early sleepers to that of late sleepers.
An analysis of data from the past two decades indicates that women are consuming increasingly fewer dietary carbohydrates and less vitamin A, vitamin C and iron. Calcium, vitamin K and magnesium intake has increased during this period.
