News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Prebiotics are riding a wave of consumer interest in microbiome health, a sales executive says. The ingredients themselves are still poorly understood but continue to ride the coattails of probiotics, he said.
New Spanish limits on the amount of non-vitamin and mineral nutrients added to food supplements will provide clarity for businesses over their legal status, but add to the lack of uniformity throughout Member States.
Omega-3 Index, but not total cholesterol, is closely linked to overall risk of death and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new population data from the Framingham Heart Study.
Chondroitin sulphate could accelerate cell growth in certain types of melanoma in certain genetic groups, a new study has suggested.
Special Edition: Botanicals
What’s new in the botanical supplements and functional foods this year? We caught up with some botanical-focused companies at the Natural Products Expo West show in Anaheim, CA, earlier this month to get the scoop.
OPINION
In Australia, regulation of complementary medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) sets an exceptional quality and safety standard, but it also means that over-regulation remains one of the biggest challenges for this category of low-risk...
The vast potential for supplements, functional foods and high-value nutritional products in Southeast Asia has been underlined by a new report, which highlights them as "sunrise industries" — namely, ones that are tipped to achieve considerable success.