Folate, B6 could boost heart health for type-1 diabetics
Children with type-1 diabetes could benefit from high-dose folate and vitamin B6 supplements to boost their cardiovascular health, according to a new clinical trial.
Archives for July 17, 2006
Folic acid debate rages in Ireland and Australia
Ireland's National Committee on Folic Acid Fortication today recommended that most white, brown and wholemeal breads sold in the country be fortificed with 120 micrograms of folic acid per 100g of bread in a bid to reduce incidence of neural tube...
End uses dominate supplement patent landscape
R&D and business opportunities in the dietary supplements sector can be measured by patent portfolio analysis, say authors of a new paper that identifies the strongest patent-holders in the market and it dominated by application-based patents.
Curcumin's cholesterol-lowering mechanism proposed
Scientists from Germany report that they have identified how curcumin helps reduce bad cholesterol levels, findings that could extend understanding of the spice extract.
Synergy innovation takes grass nutrients into supplements
Synergy Production Laboratories (SPL) has developed an economic CO2 drying method of extracting nutrients from cereal grasses - an innovation aimed at meeting demand for natural-sourced nutrients in the supplements sector.
Chinese dairies catch on to probiotic bacteria
Chinese dairies are jumping on the probiotics bandwagon, with a spate of new products containing the healthy bacteria being launched in recent weeks.