Could probiotics boost performance and increase power for athletes?
A combination of a probiotic with a slow digested protein may increase athletic performance in healthy resistance-trained individuals, suggest results from a pilot study.
Archives for July 2, 2014
Fonterra and Dairy Crest enter infant formula ingredients partnership
Dairy Crest and Fonterra have entered into a strategic partnership to produce and market infant formula ingredients, demineralized whey powder and galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS).
Dispatches from IFT 2014
Cricket bars founder: ‘We launched a product without a supply chain in place to scale it’
Since it was created in 2012, Chapul Inc. has been on a mission to integrate edible insects into Western diets, using its cricket energy bars as the vehicle.
BioGaia drives niche market for newborns with colic
TwoPac €1.7m packaging plant expansion for baby probiotics
TwoPac, a wholly owned subsidiary of BioGaia healthcare company, will invest €1.7m in a factory expansion in Eslöv, Sweden.
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Curcumin reduces muscle soreness: Study
A proprietary curcumin extract can ease post-exercise muscle soreness caused by oxidative stress and inflammation, an Italian study has found.