News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Traffic light labelling would be a primitive, unworkable and pointless way of highlighting unhealthy foods according to the UK food industry, speaking in reaction to the newly published government policy paper on public health. Chris Mercer reports.
UK fish oils supplier Croda Health Care is launching a new joint care complex based on type II collagen and chondroitin sulphate, expanding its offering for this booming nutraceuticals category.
UK researchers are investigating whether a food supplement derived from substances found in cabbage could reduce the incidence of cervical abnormalities.
Pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline is to produce nutritional supplements for the ATP, the governing body for men's tennis, under a new scheme designed to limit the risk of supplements causing tennis players to test positive.
Recent reports have suggested that the low-carb trend is falling out of favor with Americans, but falling sales of high-carb pasta suggest health food producers shouldn't dismiss the trend just yet.
Canada based CV Technologies (CVT) has entered into a distribution agreement with Extended Care Pharmacy (ECP) to sell its natural cold-fighting product in the US.
People who follow a healthy, low-fat, low-energy-density diet that includes more water-rich foods, such as fruits and vegetables, consume more food but weigh less than people who eat a more energy-dense diet, reported researchers yesterday.