News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Whether it’s a drive for clearer focus, a desire for calm, a concern about memory decline, or a need for improved sleep, there are many aspects of mind health that consumers can, and do, try to shape through their nutritional choices. And as this element...
The body and mind have never been more closely connected in the eye of the consumer...
The active nutrition industry has seen many micro changes over the last year, largely shaped by consumers’ increasingly holistic approach to health...
When it’s a scoop of collagen in your morning coffee, or a biotic capsule to thicken your locks, there is no shortage of ingestible products promising to improve your glow from the inside out and the beauty-from-within space is radically changing the way...
Once reserved for elite athletes and health pioneers, ‘biohacking’ has now opened to the masses, thanks to the proliferation of health tech delivering a full suite of continuous physiology checks. In this webinar, we bring together thought leaders in the...
Women’s health has hit the mainstream headline of late, thanks to a positive mix of improved scientific interest, celeb-backed campaigns, retailer focus, and heightened brand and consumer interest. These elements have led to some fascinating insights...
Despite increased consumer awareness of probiotics, misconceptions still exist, especially around topics of more complex science. One common misperception occurs in questions of whether a probiotic’s origin impacts the effectiveness of the strain. In...
As consumers take more interest in mental wellbeing, many are looking to reduce stress and improve sleep as these are considered key pillars for holistic health. This webinar will look to discuss the many different ways that the nutraceuticals industry...
With popularity quickly growing, esports is far from a niche category and interest in innovative nutrition products is high. What’s more, the range of potential consumers buying into esports nutrition is extremely wide which translates to a need for...
Botanical-based products have become a multi-billion-dollar global industry with availability extending beyond specialist stores to major retailers – both instore and online. In this webinar, NutraIngredients highlights a changing landscape of...
Beauty and wellbeing ‘for all’ has gained serious ground in recent years, as consumers look for products that target end needs rather than their gender, age or skin type. But as female health and wellbeing also settles into the spotlight, menopause...
Recovery was all about protein… once. Now it is recognised to include a much broader holistic proposition than just muscle adaptation.
There is a world beyond Europe for European brands; but in which direction should they look – East or West.
If you are not healthy, you can’t perform. Sports nutrition is much more than performance, it is about being ready to perform – to be healthy.
Innovate or die. All brands, large or small understand that to stay current they must keep innovating.
Sports Nutrition 2.0. The market just gets bigger, and simultaneously more diverse. The market offers more opportunity, yet simultaneously more risk. As sports nutrition continues to evolve and change
Health and beauty have long worked hand-in-hand, but as COVID-19 continues to create seismic shifts in consumer needs and expectations, the demand for personal care items – topical and ingestible – that de-stress, soothe and protect as part of wider...
Interest in exercise and nutrition is growing as consumers look to support immune function. This session will debate the latest developments in this field and how nutrition can support the immune system while helping consumers and athletes stay active.
The market has been flooded with products claiming to help support the immune system ever since the pandemic hit this region in early 2020. But how many of these have been based on credible scientific evidence? In this edition, we’ll discuss some of the...
Botanicals are a traditional, yet trending, category with a wealth of scientific backing, especially when it comes to immune function claims. This session will discuss the newest and most relevant science, trends and innovations within the space of...
Our final day will discuss the direction pre and probiotic research could take as we look to the future.
This broadcast looks to discuss these areas that are proving ripe for discovery and innovation, going beyond gut health.
This broadcast will bring together experts from across Europe to discuss the changing landscape.
This presentation will examine what is known about the efficacy of specific nutrients, individually and in combination, in relation to delaying the onset of MCI. It will also consider if they could have a role as an a adjuncts in a more traditional...
The Mediterranean diet, characterised by high intake of phenolics-rich fruits, vegetables, and olive oil, provides proven healthy ageing and well-being benefits.
Often, ageing has been associated with a decrease in physical and cognitive abilities. 50+ consumers are looking for solutions to hold back time and continue to enjoy their favorite activities.
Nowadays, population is getting older, in 2050 2 billion of the global population will be more than 60 years (WHO). To support healthy ageing, many products are launched in senior nutrition.
The metabolic processes of ageing are currently being identified and unraveled. To date there are thought to be nine mechanisms: four genomic, three cellular and two tissue dysfunctions.
The entire world’s population is ageing, but that trend is most prevalent and accelerating fastest here in Asia, also the largest market with products specifically positioned to their ageing population.
This presentation is discussing the role of the brain-gut-microbiota axis in healthy ageing.
This session will discuss how consumers’ mindsets have been shaped and their health concerns have changed in response to the global pandemic.
Asia continues to battle the double-burden of malnutrition and obesity, leading to projections that the reformulation market will rocket from $65bn today to $110bn by 2025 and the fortification sector will surge from $70bn to $125bn by 2030.
Asia-Pacific’s active and sports nutrition was valued at $1.4bn in 2019, and is forecast to hit $2.3bn by 2023 as consumers increasingly prioritise health, wellness and fitness.
Many dairy companies and cooperatives have turned to R&D to improve profits, going beyond milk, yogurt and cheese, looking to create functional ingredients that can be added to a wide range of products.
The Asia-Pacific infant formula market size was valued at $11.4 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $26.8 billion by 2026, with China, India and emerging South East Asian markets particular hotpots.
Asia is tipped to be the largest region for plant-based food consumption in the $21bn global finished product market by 2025 on the back of consumers’ ethical, health and environmental concerns, plus extensive product innovation.
The APAC probiotics market is predicted to grow from $17.5bn in 2018 to more than $25bn by 2025, while the prebiotic market is set to enjoy almost double-digit CAGR over the period, as benefits far beyond digestive health are more widely understood.
By 2050 there will be 1.3 billion people over the age of 60 in APAC, up from around 650 million today, with vast gains predicted for products that help boost immunity, bone, joint, muscle, cognitive, heart, skin, eye and digestive health.
Omega-3s are one of the oldest dietary in the dietary supplement industry. Even with the hundreds of years of history that these ingredients enjoy, new facets of their benefits in the body continue to be discovered. This FREE NutraIngredients-USA webinar...
A look at the challenges faced in conducting clinical trials of this kind, maintaining quality, standards and effectively interpreting findings, particularly in the face of commercial and regulatory expectations.
At a time when consumers are on the search for ‘immune boosting’ food and supplements, we discuss the science that suggests a ‘boost’ in microbiome diversity may well play a fundamental role. We will take a critical look at what products are already...
The microbiome is now understood to have one of the most important roles in our mental and physical health and the industry is capitalising on its popularity with new gut health focused nutrition and services appearing on the market every day. But how...
Taking a look at the science behind elements of immune system support that botanicals may offer that also include new delivery formats and effects on improving wellbeing and mood.
Staying active has a huge impact on our immunity, with regular and moderate exercise helping keep the immune system in shape, yet excessive training can take us over the edge and impair immunity. So what can consumers – both ‘active lifestylers’ and...
The European sports nutrition market is in a hurry, constantly innovating and exploring new sectors to keep up with today's consumer and one step ahead of the chasing pack. But despite the speed of technological change, category disruption is at a...
The omega-3 industry has benefited from decades of scientific research which has helped build strong consumer trust but with shoppers generally becoming increasingly sceptical about health claims and concerned about environmental sustainability,...
Now, with the global population getting older and an increasing number of over 50s in every country, the concept of healthy ageing has never been so important. In this panel discussion, we’ll explore how to develop products and target them towards...
In 2018, people aged 65 years or over worldwide, outnumbered children under age five for the first time in history. By 2050, an estimated of 1.5 billion people will be aged 65 or older. The healthy ageing industry is expected to become highly competitive...
Aging presents new challenges for us all. Declining immune function, increased susceptibility to infections, and loss of muscle mass are common problems that have the potential to be addressed through diet and supplementation. In this presentation, Mark...
Nutritional issues and increased risk of malnutrition, including obesity, are linked to a host of health conditions. This is especially the case in older adults, where sudden weight loss and loss of muscle mass and strength, are hallmarks of a diet...
In highly competitive industries, differentiation is key. The alimentary and nutraceutical sector has faced multiple challenges within the last few years, particularly, in terms of the regulation around the marketing of functional foods and their...
Clinical trials are an insurance policy for claims purposes. Designing good randomized clinical trials that can prove efficacy for dietary supplements is challenging. For clinicians to be convinced of the value of Dietary Supplements, they need the proof...
Human challenge models for infection resistance as valuable tools to substantiate the beneficial health effects of food ingredients Presenter: Alwine Kardinaal Human clinical trials to support health benefits of food ingredients in the healthy...
The rapid growth of mobile health technologies, apps and wearable devices in recent year provides the clearest evidence of changing times and accelerated innovation in the mHealth space. This session will explore how these new technologies are impacting...
This panel discussion will bring together experts in public health nutrition to discuss the strategies that best support families and early-life nutrition, garnering new insights that can help businesses achieve success in the maternal and infant market.
Nutrition during perinatal life can influence development, and may result in long-lasting adaptations of immune, metabolic and brain functions in later life, a phenomenon known as nutritional programming. The presentation will illustrate this concept...
Today, it is recognized that the first 1 000 days of early life are decisive for the development of children and their future health and, it appears, that protein intake plays and important role. Protein, nitrogen and amino acid requirements change...
In their presentation, Steen and Ratna reveal key findings from studies that investigate the impact and benefits of HMOs, with a focus on 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL), the most abundant HMO found in human milk; they will also discuss the commercial...
This session will look at how new scientific discoveries and emerging areas of research are impacting the innovation and NPD process. From the growing commercial and academic interest in the microbiome, to the growing focus on human milk oligosaccharides...
While other vitamins and nutrients have hit the headlines for their positive effect on health in recent years, it seems that the importance of vitamin K2 as a modulator or controller of many other processes has been too often overlooked. In this...
The sports nutrition market is growing rapidly as consumers look to ‘get healthy on the go’, and maximise the benefits of their active lifestyles. Indeed, according to Mintel data, one in four people in the UK have consumed a sports nutrition product,...
The market for active and sports nutrition products is growing at a rapid rate and leading to a more diverse consumer base for the category. Today there is no typical sports nutrition consumer. Older consumers and groups such as weekend-warriors have...
Today sports nutrition is going mainstream – with personalised nutrition for an active lifestyle. The trend is now driving tailored products – and green, vegan, natural and non-GMO claims, linked to the ever-popular protein. Plant protein is full of...
The sports nutrition category remains one of the fastest growing areas of the whole nutrition industry. But the market is also rife negative publicity because of certain products on the market which do not comply with food labelling and/ or safety rules,...