GOED EXCHANGE 2016
Omega-3s suffering from believability gap, GOED's Ismail tell attendees
The omega-3 sector is in the midst of a believability crisis, GOED executive director told conference attendees last week in the Canary Islands.
Archives for February 9, 2016
High vitamin D products are medicines not food supplements: German government
Food supplements containing over 20 µg daily doses of vitamin D could be considered medicinal since they go above and beyond daily recommended intakes, the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has said.
GOED EXCHANGE 2016
Judging data choice, extraction methods can help mark a meta-analysis as good or suspect, GOED attendees told
Not all meta-analyses are created equal. Trying to figure out which ones hold water and which are riven with holes was the subject of one of the most gripping sessions as the recent GOED Exchange meeting in the Canary Islands.
Vitamin B8 may help prevent neural tube defects in high risk women
Women at risk of carrying babies with spina bifida and other neural tube defects may benefit from taking inositol, also known as vitamin B8, alongside folic acid during pregnancy, researchers have suggested.
RCTs the only way for probiotic acceptance, says leading professor
The only way probiotics will be accepted into mainstream medicine is to conduct randomised clinical trials that conform to drug standards, a leading gastroenterologist has said.
Study shows adding milk protein to breakfast and lunch benefits seniors
Protein is a critical nutrient for building and maintaining muscle, and new research published in the January edition of The Journal of Nutrition has found that eating an even amount of protein at each meal throughout the day might be better than the...
Next generation innovation: Start-up incubator launches in Switzerland
Describing itself as the most "start-up friendly accelerator on the planet," MassChallenge is expanding to Switzerland under the auspices of Nestlé and Givaudan after helping 218 start-ups in the UK and US last year.
Soy intake may slash heart disease risk by 12%, but only for equol producers
Soy supplements may reduce the risk of cardiovascular risk for people able to produce equol, a microbial-derived metabolite of the isoflavone daidzein, but equol supplements themselves may not have the same effects, says a new study.