News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
The exaggerated - and not always correct - advertisement of biologically active additives (BAAs) in food supplements has resulted in a number of products being removed by the Russian authorities, writes Angela Drujinina.
Probiotic chocolate bars and cereals could emerge on the market next year as strong demand for the gut health ingredient pushes food makers to invest in the complex processes required to formulate with live bacteria.
German ingredients firm Nutrinova is expanding its presence in the omega-3 market with new projects underway with Chinese supplement makers and producers of infant nutrition products.
Consuming products with plant sterols as well as exercising may offer additional benefits for those at risk of coronary heart disease, say Canadian researchers.
The venture capital firm Bluestem announced last week that it has made a "sizeable" investment in Renutra, the manufacturer of the supplement Hydra Joint.
The FDA last week demanded the seizure of imported ginseng in New Jersey and issued a national warning.
Canadian nutraceutical firm KGK Synergize has signed up to work with the Indian firm Herbicure and made new agreements with suppliers in China.
Consumers should forget about taking medication to help them stay healthy longer and change their diet instead, suggest scientists writing in this week's British Medical Journal.