Omega-3s & nutritional oils

Special edition: Inflammation

Is ‘Syndrome X’ treatable with food?

24-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Inflammation is an immune system response to counter injured or stressed body parts and zones – a good and necessary thing – but contemporary diets and lifestyles have overheated the mechanism resulting in a host of chronic health issues. So goes our...

Supplements may improve teenage behaviour in school: Oxford researchers

23-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Giving nutrition supplements to teenagers may improve behaviour in schools, research from the University of Oxford has suggested.

Holland & Barrett results a bright spot for NBTY as it posts razor-thin overall sales gain in 2015

20-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

NBTY recorded $3.23 billion in net sales in its fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2015. That total represented a razor-thin gain from the previous, disappointing year but nevertheless was a result that management said it was “generally pleased” with.

Plus master panel EVOO taster offers perspective

Mérieux NutriSciences sets sights on combatting olive oil fraud

17-Nov-2015 By Joseph James Whitworth

Mérieux NutriSciences has developed a method to help fight against olive oil adulteration.

Special edition: Inflammation

Study designs looking at chronic inflammation are attractive for researchers, tricky for marketers

16-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

Designing a study on a product that can influence inflammation that can subsequently be used directly to support a marketing plan is a delicate operation. It can skirt dangerously close to a disease claim.

Special edition: Inflammation

Are we set to see an increase in demand for anti-inflammatory formulations?

16-Nov-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Healthy aging and increasing coverage by the mainstream media could help drive demand for products addressing inflammation over the next few years, say experts.

Special edition: Inflammation

High potency omega-3s & curcuminoids: NBTY’s top scientists on what’s next in inflammation

13-Nov-2015 By Stephen Daniells

New product delivery formats, a long list of ingredients, and scientific consensus are driving developments in supplements positioned for inflammation, NBTY’s top scientists tell NutraIngredients-USA.

Despite El Niño threat, Peru says new stock estimate allows for second anchovy fishing season

10-Nov-2015 By Hank Schultz

In a welcome bit of news for the omega-3s industry, the Peruvian government has opened a second fishing season for anchovies. The season had been under threat of closure because of the effects of the impending El Niño ocean warming phenomenon.

Fish oils show no benefit for diabetes - but may help elderly

09-Nov-2015 By Louisa Richards

Fish oils do not affect glucose metabolism but do impact protein metabolism, something researchers say could hold potential for age-related frailty.

KD Pharma gets IFOS raw material certification

06-Nov-2015

German omega-3 player KD Pharma has achieved 5-star ratings in the IFOS (International Fish Oil Standards) certification of its KD-Pür line of omega-3 concentrates.

DSM eyes brands, private label; will cut 100 nutrition jobs

05-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

DSM will cut 100 nutrition jobs as part of efficiency plans on top of the 900-1100 job losses elsewhere already announced as it set out goals that include greater interest in brands and private label.

Evidence of omega-3s as depression treatment flawed, says review

05-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

There is insufficient evidence to support the use of omega-3 supplements as a treatment for depression, a new Cochrane review has said.

KD Pharma omega-3 wins sustainability backing

04-Nov-2015 By Michael HURLEY

German omega-3 player KD Pharma has received sustainable fishery certification from industry watchdog Friend of the Sea (FOS).

EU project seeks algae omega-3s

03-Nov-2015 By Shane STARLING

Extracting omega-3 from novel algae sources is the mission of a European Union-funded project with multiple partners including the famed nutrition research arm at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

Antioxidants may reduce oxidative stress in men with prostate cancer

03-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

A higher intake of antioxidants may lead to less oxidative stress among men with prostate cancer, US researchers have found.

Poland clamping down on misleading supplement ads

02-Nov-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Polish health and competition authorities have sent warning letters to 315 supplement companies as a first step in a multi-agency crackdown on the misleading marketing of supplements.

Soapbox

What can you do in the face of a ‘flawed’ omega-3 research study?

28-Oct-2015 By Kevin Krail

How does the industry respond when a scientific study comes out that is critical of quality and label claim for an omega-3 fish oil supplement—and in the opinion of many experts, the research is seriously flawed?

What the Swedish eat: 1740-strong dietary survey

26-Oct-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

People in Sweden fall into one of three dietary camps - a ‘healthy dietary’, ‘Swedish traditional’ or 'light-meal' pattern - a national dietary survey of 1740 adults has found.

Healthy Mediterranean style diet could block brain ageing

23-Oct-2015 By Nathan Gray

People who eat a diet rich in fish, fruits and vegetables but low in meat may end up with bigger brains and slow down the cognitive ageing process, say researchers.

Fat intake may play role in autoimmune flare-ups

22-Oct-2015 By Nathan Gray

The type of dietary fat we consumer could impact the severity and duration of autoimmune flare-ups, according to new research performed in mice.

Krill oil may support immune health for athletes: Human data

22-Oct-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements of krill oil may strengthen immune function of healthy exercising adults, says a new study supported by Aker BioMarine using its Superba Krill Oil product.

Food industry needs to help people age healthily

21-Oct-2015

There are more people in the world aged over 60 than ever before. Michelle Perrett discovers what the industry needs to do to help them age healthily.

live from EFSA's 2nd scientific conference

‘Starving Africa’ cliché used to push GM: Harvard Professor

16-Oct-2015 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn at the Milan Expo

An over-simplistic image of impoverished, malnutritioned Africa is being used to push the case for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a senior Harvard professor has warned.

EFSA health claim opinion

‘eye q’ omega-3 not bright enough for EFSA

14-Oct-2015 By Shane STARLING

A DHA/EPA/GLA omega-3 supplement will not improve a child’s reading ability, the EU’s central food science agency has ruled.

Sodium butyrate may protect against liver damage: Mice research

13-Oct-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Sodium butyrate supplements may help protect against inflammation in the liver and the development of Western-diet induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), research in mice has found.

Damning fish oil sustainability report lacks ‘nuance’, says GOED

13-Oct-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Comparing the sustainability of fisheries is important but this can miss subtle differences in stock health, Adam Ismail, the executive director of the Global Organisation for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has said.

Arctic Nutrition makes formal US market entry with omega-3, protein ingredients from herring roe

12-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Norwegian firm Arctic Nutrition AS has achieved market penetration with the formal launch in the US market of its Romega phospholipid omega-3 ingredient sourced from herring roe. The ingredient made its market splash at the Supply Side West trade show...

Korean player Daesang moves on EU omega-3 market

09-Oct-2015

Korean food giant Daeseng wants to enter the EU omega-3 market and has applied for novel foods approval for an algae-derived DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).

Rimfrost says new concentrated krill oil ingredient injects innovation into stagnant category

09-Oct-2015 By Hank Schultz

Norwegian krill oil supplier Rimfrost AS says it is seeking to further differentiate krill oil from fish oil with the launch of a new ingredient concentrated for phospholipid content.

Over 1/3 of fish oil fisheries poorly managed: Report

08-Oct-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Over one third or 3.5 million tonnes of fish stocks destined for fish oil supplements are ‘poorly managed’, a sustainability report of 24 fisheries has found.

More than half of EU countries set to opt out of GM

02-Oct-2015 By Niamh Michail

Sixteen countries have requested to opt out of GM cultivation in Europe – but while the Commission says the opt-out clause is necessary for such a complex issue, campaigners are calling it ‘Kafkaesque’ and one scientist warns Europe is walking 'an...

Dietary fat plays vital role in inflammatory response and obesity related disease risk

28-Sep-2015 By Nathan Gray

The type of dietary fat we eat may lead to changes in our inflammatory response, which in turn play a key role in long term risk of obesity-related diseases including diabetes and atherosclerosis, warn researchers.

FMC set for Danish innovation centre boost

25-Sep-2015 By Eliot Beer

FMC Corporation will open a new European Innovation Center in Denmark next year, creating a hub for its technical and material experts to improve product development.

2016 event to fill 4 halls

Expanded Vitafoods gets a content makeover

22-Sep-2015

Refined sector content will define Vitafoods Europe in Geneva next year as the continent’s premier healthy ingredients and nutraceuticals show approaches its 20th birthday.

Aker’s chief scientist: Let’s stop talking about bioavailability & focus on what happens to omega-3s in the body

21-Sep-2015 By Stephen Daniells

Studies investigating the bioavailability of EPA and DHA from different oil forms are a waste of time, says Aker BioMarine’s chief scientist. A real effort must be put into researching how EPA and DHA from different forms are taken up and used by the...

Special edition: Inside Europe’s food supplement markets

Q&A: Industry bodies lay down the law on key European issues

17-Sep-2015 By Shane STARLING

European food supplement groups share insights from the law to distribution to marketing and science in this Q&A on the €7bn European supplements sector, according to Euromonitor International.

Omega-3 supplements may help attention for kids with and without ADHD

16-Sep-2015 By Stephen Daniells

A daily dose of the omega-3s DHA and EPA may improve attention in kids with and without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a new study from Unilever.

New Zealand

Seadragon sets out to breathe fire into Kiwi fish oil

15-Sep-2015 By RJ Whitehead

The town of Nelson will welcome New Zealand's first omega-3 fish oil processing plant in December. Campbell Berry-Kilgour, sales director of Seadragon, who hopes the facility will fill a definite gap in the market, talks about the industry and market...

EVOO and a Mediterranean diet cuts breast cancer risk, says study

15-Sep-2015 By Eliot Beer

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet with extra-virgin olive oil may lower the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a trial in Spain.

European dietary survey reveals alarming rate of confusion and misinformation

14-Sep-2015 By Eliot Beer

A new survey reveals people in the UK, Germany and the US may not be eating as healthily as they believe, with 72% of respondents claiming to have a good diet. Public health figures suggest this may be delusional.

Krill and fish oil supplements equally effective at boosting omega-3 levels, says DSM study

10-Sep-2015 By Stephen Daniells

There are no differences in blood levels of omega-3 after consuming equal doses of fish oil or krill oil, says a new study from scientists at DSM.

Omega-3s and cognition: dosage matters!

07-Sep-2015 By Adam Ismail

Yet another study questioning omega-3 efficacy has been picked up by the mainstream press. Why finger the nutrient when the dosage is all wrong? argues Adam Ismail, executive director of the Global Organisation for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), in this...

Lactating women should restrict flaxseed intake: Researchers

04-Sep-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Flaxseed intake during lactation should be limited as it may change maternal adrenal function, research in rats has suggested.

Gut bacteria play vital role in benefits and harms of different fats: Mouse data

31-Aug-2015 By Nathan Gray

The impact of different dietary fats on our health may be mediated by the changes the cause in our gut bacteria ecosystem, according to new research.

Stop counting calories and start promoting nutritional value, urge researchers

27-Aug-2015 By Nathan Gray

When it comes to cutting levels of obesity-related heart disease and death, it’s time to stop counting calories, and start to make simple changes that improve the nutritional value of diets, argue public health experts.