Vitamins & minerals

‘Exciting’: Multivitamin-minerals linked to slower aging

‘Exciting’: Multivitamin-minerals linked to slower aging

By Stephen Daniells

Two years of daily supplementation with a multivitamin-mineral may slow aging in older adults, says a new data from the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), a large-scale, nationwide, randomized trial.

SPINS: Protein still reigns but fiber, hormone support gain momentum

SPINS: Protein still reigns but fiber, hormone support gain momentum

By Danielle Masterson

Scott Dicker, senior director of market insights, SPINS, stepped away from the Sports & Active Nutrition Summit to share that active nutrition and performance supplements have led the vitamins and supplements category for the fifth consecutive year,...

Q&A: KAL Vitamins on navigating 93 years of industry change

Q&A: KAL Vitamins on navigating 93 years of industry change

By Danielle Masterson

As KAL Vitamins marks 93 years in business, the brand remains one of the longest-operating pioneers in the U.S. supplement industry. Founded during the early days of vitamin science, KAL helped shape standardized mineral supplementation and played a role...

Looming folic-acid fortification deadline stirs up UPF debate

Looming folic-acid fortification deadline stirs up UPF debate

By Olivia Haslam

Ingredient distributor ACI Group has called on UK food producers to actively educate consumers about folic acid fortification, warning that misinformation about “ultra-processed foods” is overshadowing the health benefits of the policy.

Longevity ingredients under the EU regulatory spotlight

Longevity ingredients under the EU regulatory spotlight

By Nikki Hancocks

When a health trend takes off, the nimble nutrition industry is adept at creating and marketing new products that fit consumers’ emerging demands. But with this can come a tendency to overlook the regulatory status of burgeoning ingredients.