News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The EU's nutrition and health claims legislation must give industry the flexibility to invest in R&D to develop healthier foods, warned the president of Europe's confederation of food and drink industries (CIAA) at a recent meeting.
Swedish probiotics firm BioGaia has taken over the marketing of its Reuteri bacteria to the international dairy industry, formerly managed by Denmark's Chr. Hansen, allowing it to boost revenue from new dairy customers. It has also signed a new deal...
US researchers are investigating whether calcium intake, previously linked to lower weight in girls, could help prevent women from gaining too much weight when pregnant. They hope to better understand the link between the mineral and fat.
US food scientists have shown that the hot beverage cocoa contains more antioxidants per cup than a similar serving of red wine or tea, much touted for their disease-fighting potential. This could make cocoa a healthier option than either.
An upbeat Numico yesterday lifted its outlook for the year after showing good growth in its core baby food and clinical nutrition units in the third quarter and first nine months, and even a sales increase at the recently divested GNC.
Ingredient marketing firm SourceOne Global Partners is to distribute chondroitin sulfate, supplied by China's biggest supplier Yantai Kangde Biochemical Products, exclusively to the US market.
Scientists and policy makers in Ireland met this week to discuss the growing incidence of obesity and strategies to prevent obesity-related disease.