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More than 200 companies active in the nutrition, health foods and dietary supplements sector are to exhibit at France's Natexpo, taking place this year in October. The show also offers seminars on the country's €274 million dietetics market.
Nutritional oils company Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition reports that a study on its Clarinol conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) found improved weight reduction and fewer of the negative effects normally experienced when dieting.
The value of dietary fibre in the adult diet is now recognised as important but in a journal this month researchers suggest that babies may also benefit from the effects on bowel health by adding fibre to milk formula.
US firm Galaxy Nutritional Foods, a producer of soy- and oat-based dairy alternatives, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with French cheese company Fromageries Bel, which will make Galaxy's brands available throughout Europe.
'Healthiness-to-go' appears to be the order of the day on Europe's supermarket shelves as Mintel's Global New Product Database reveals a number of new functional drinks launched in the last month.