Vitamins & premixes

CRN: Report finding not enough evidence linking multivitamins to cancer prevention shouldn't obscure their benefits

25-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

The final report from a government task force finding no preventive effect of multivitamin usage in relation to cancer and cardiovascular disease has been modified in an appropriate way to reflect the tight focus of the review, said the Council for Responsible...

Daily multivitamin supplement may decrease cataract risk in men: RCT data

24-Feb-2014 By Nathan Gray

Long-term daily multivitamin supplement use may lower cataract risk by around 9%, according to a new trial of nearly 15,000 men.

Robinson Pharma ups capabilities by acquiring assets of bankrupt liquids and powders manufacturer

20-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

Contract manufacturer Robinson Pharma has acquired the manufacturing assests of bankrupt Creations Garden Natural Products in a deal that will allow the combined company to “enter into some new product arenas,” according to Kenn Israel, vice president...

Partnership on organic vitamin C part of its transparency mission, MegaFood says

18-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

MegaFood, a leading manufacurer of whole food supplements, has teamed up with an organic orange juice supplier for a ‘grove to tablet’ line of vitamin C supplements.

Maternal vitamin A deficiency linked to postnatal asthma: Mouse data

13-Feb-2014

US researchers may have identified the first direct evidence of a link between prenatal vitamin A status and postnatal risk of asthma in offspring.

New vitamin D trials have 'little chance' of showing health benefits, warns analysis

11-Feb-2014 By Nathan Gray

Randomised controlled trials on supplementation with vitamin D seem to show that the vitamin has little causal effect on our health outcomes, according to a new meta-analysis which suggests that future research is 'unlikely' to alter such conclusions.

Asia-Pacific sales growth drives USANA's strong results

07-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

USANA Health Sciences, a network marketing company based on sports nutrition, weight management and general health nutritional products, posted an impressive 10.6% gain in net sales for its fourth quarter of 2013. Net sales hit $186.3 million for the...

Jamieson Labs sold to US private equity firm

06-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

Jamieson’s Laboratories, Ltd, Canada’s leading dietary supplement manufacturer, has entered into an agreement to sell the company to CCMP Capitol Advisors for a reported $300 million.

NPA seeks input on message to countervail negative media reports on supplements

06-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

Recent negative reports about the safety and efficacy of dietary supplements aren’t just a black eye on the industry.  They represent a groundswell of public sentiment that could lead to the significant alteration of the Dietary Supplement Health and...

DSM leads charge to raise global vitamin E intake recommendations

06-Feb-2014

Global vitamins leader DSM is calling on authorities to raise vitamin E intake recommendations after hosting a workshop and posting a paper on the issue that highlight public health threatening global deficiencies.

CRN says 2015 dietary guidelines should include supplements

06-Feb-2014 By Maggie Hennessy

The Council for Responsible Nutrition urged the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) to adopt a new posture on dietary supplements in the next round of federal dietary guidelines, encouraging the use of multivitamins and supplements as a low-cost,...

Vitamin C and E supplements hinder endurance training: Study

04-Feb-2014 By Oliver Nieburg

Athletes supplementing with vitamin C and E could be harming their endurance ability, a study by Norwegian researchers suggests.

Study linking vitamin E with cancer 'irrelevant' for human supplementation, CRN says

03-Feb-2014 By Hank Schultz

Once again, negative results from a tightly focused study with a nutraceutical ingredient have been generalized in the mainstream media as a blanket condemnation.  In this case, it was the news that megadoses of vitamin E fed to cancer-prone mice caused...

Sports nutrition popularity boosts price of some pre workout supplement ingredients

28-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

Strong demand from consumers for sports nutrition products is working its way backward into teh supply of the popular ingredients for these products, sending their prices up, according to a survey from ingredients supplier GWI.

$130 million in financing to underpin Twinlab management buyout

27-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

Capstone Financial Group will act as advisor and help raise $130 million in financing to underpin a planned management buyout of Twinlab Corp. and attendant formation of a new entity aimed at future acquisitions.

Vitamin D may be linked to multiple sclerosis activity and progression: Study

22-Jan-2014 By Nathan Gray

High levels of vitamin D may be associated with reduced disease activity and a lower risk of progression for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new research.

Vitamin D benefits may be due to nitric oxide mechanisms: Mouse data

20-Jan-2014 By Nathan Gray

Vitamin D could play a vital role in the regulation of cardiovascular function - and the risk of several disease states - by controlling arterial stiffness and levels of nitric oxide, according to new research in mice.

Nutraceutical blend may ease dry eye symptoms: Study

20-Jan-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

A combination of omega-3s and antioxidants may significantly reduce dry eye symptoms, including ‘scratchy’ eyes, eye redness, and blurry vision, according to a new study.

Vitamin E supplements may reduce bone fracture rate in the elderly: Study

16-Jan-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Use of vitamin E alpha-tocopherol supplements may reduce the rate of bone fractures in older people, says a new study that supports the potential bone health benefits of the vitamin.

Simpler blood test for vitamin D could enhance preventive care, developer says

13-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

In another way point in the personalized healthcare movement, Purity Labs of Portland, OR has announced the development of a vitamin D blood test that involves obtaining only small spots of blood applied to cards. The new test lowers costs, simplifies...

Supplements shakedown part 2: Health claim medicine tastes better than expected

13-Jan-2014 By Peter Zambetti

Last week, Peter Zambetti, director of global business development at Capsugel and chairman of the International Alliance of Dietary Supplement Associations (IADSA), discussed the impact of GMPs on the global health & nutrition (H&N) sector. In...

Supplements shakedown: Globalisation and a brave new world of regulations

10-Jan-2014 By Peter Zambetti

The global health and nutrition (H&N) sector continues to expand, but regulations are tighter than ever and players need to understand this if they are to succeed, says the chief of the biggest global supplements organisation.

Want a stronger baby? Get a higher vitamin D intake, suggests study

10-Jan-2014 By Nathan Gray

Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers have a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to new research.

Focus on bio-availability and not just label claims to make people nutrient replete: Ashoka fellow

09-Jan-2014 By Stephen Daniells

The food and nutrition industries should be focusing on bioavailablity and bioefficacy of nutrients, and not just on big numbers on product labels, says a leading social entrepreneur who has spent over a decade boosting the nutritional status of the severely...

InterHealth acquired by private equity firm

09-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

Specialty ingredient supplier InterHealth Nutraceuticals has been acquired by private equity firm Kainos Capital, the company announced Tuesday.  Details of the deal were not disclosed.

ChromaDex signs $62 million deal for Niagen, Purenergy ingredients

07-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

ChromaDex has announced the largest deal in its history, a $62 million agreement with nework marketing company 5LINX that covers its Niagen and Purenergy ingredients.

Algal extract may support healthy cholesterol balance: Hamster data

07-Jan-2014 By Nathan Gray

Supplementation with a proprietary algal extract may counter the effects of high-fat diets by supporting healthy cholesterol and lipid status, according to new research in hamsters.

FDA warns consumers about supplements making brain trauma protection claims

06-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

The Food and Drug Administration has put industry on notice that it won’t tolerate the rising tide of dietary supplement ingredients being marketed for their role in ameliorating the effects of traumatic brain injury.

Most vitamin studies are flawed by poor methodology, say Linus Pauling researchers

06-Jan-2014 By Nathan Gray

Many large clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including those concluding vitamins are of no value or may even be harmful, have a flawed methodologies that means they are 'useless' in determining the real value of such micronutrients, according...

NBTY says it donated $7 million to charity in 2013

05-Jan-2014 By Hank Schultz

Vitamin manufacturing giant NBTY donated more than $7 million in cash and products to charitable causes in 2013, according to the company.

‘Significant’: Vitamin E may slow functional decline in moderate Alzheimer patients

02-Jan-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Daily supplements of vitamin E (alpha tocopherol) may slow functional decline in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, say results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial.

Guest Article

CRN on silencing the critics with a dose of research

20-Dec-2013 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

These are confusing times to be a dietary supplement consumer – one day, a particular nutrient is touted as a magic bullet, and the next it’s a waste of money. In this constant news cycle we live in, consumers are left even more puzzled about what’s really...

Vitamin K2 battles vascular calcification: Study

20-Dec-2013

A vitamin K2-based GLA protein (MGP) matrix can inhibit vascular calcification according to an industry sponsored study published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.

BCAAs, Vitamin Angels, and adulteration of botanicals: Key lessons from NutraIngredients-USA’s special editions – Part 2

20-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

From brain health to muscle building, and from malnutrition to botanicals, our special editions have set record traffic levels for their in-depth articles and exclusive content. Here, we have the second part of our round-up of the key lessons from the...

Astaxanthin’s boom, magnesium’s explosion, and omega-3 sustainability: Key lessons from NutraIngredients-USA’s special editions – Part 1

19-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

From omega-3s to malnutrition, and from minerals to botanicals, our special editions have set record traffic levels for their in-depth articles and exclusive content. Here, we have the first part of our round-up of the key lessons from the special editions.

In life and diets: nothing is perfect

18-Dec-2013 By Judy Blatman, Senior Vice President, Communications, Council for Responsible Nutrition

If only I lived in a perfect world, like, say, Dr. Edgar Miller, one of the five doctors who have determined from on high via their editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine, that no one needs to take a multivitamin.

Editors’ picks: Our favorite articles of 2013

18-Dec-2013 By The NutraIngredients-USA team

We enjoy writing some articles more than others, whether it’s because of the subject, the impact for industry, the insights from commentators, or other reasons. But which articles did we enjoy writing the most and why?

One vitamin to rule them all? Gollum’s D deficiency dilemma

17-Dec-2013 By Shane STARLING

It wasn’t just crafty hobbits that enabled the dark forces of Middle Earth to be defeated in science fantasy godfather JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings – they were also vitamin D deficient, scientists have discovered.

Low vitamin B12 linked to fracture risk: Study

17-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

A low blood level of vitamin B12 may be linked to an increased risk of fractures in older men, according to new research.

Stop wasting money on supplements, say physicians. Stop trying to position supplements as cures for disease, say industry groups

16-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

An editorial panel of medical doctors (MDs) says the case is now closed for multivitamins: they don’t help well-nourished adults. But leading trade associations have defended the safety and efficacy of the products, calling the editorial, ‘close-minded,...

Wolfberry consumption may offer flu protection: Mouse data

16-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

Consumption of wolfberries - also known as goji berries - may be associated with increasing the protective effect of influenza vaccines against the virus, according to new research in mice.

Immune health forming larger part of sports nutrition sphere

13-Dec-2013 By Hank Schultz

Immune health is an increasingly large part of the thin edge of the wedge that is sports nutrition, one of the hottest categories in the dietary supplement sphere.

Researchers unlock how vitamin D may benefit people with multiple sclerosis

13-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

Vitamin D may block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation for why the so-called 'sunshine vitamin' may prevent or ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new...

Higher vitamin D dose needed for bone health benefits for older women: Study

12-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

Vitamin D doses closer to 1,000 IU per day may be needed to lessen bone loss in postmenopausal women, says a new study from the UK.

Thorne Research teams with cardiology clinic to launch new supplement line

06-Dec-2013 By Hank Schultz

Thorne Research, a company that specializes in supplements for the practitioner channel, has partnered with a prominent cardiologist to launch a new line of cardiovascular health products.

Review questions vitamin D for reducing chronic disease risk

06-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

Low vitamin D levels may be a consequence of ill health and not the cause of chronic disease, says a new review, but industry groups have responded that supplementation is vital for bone health and should not be dismissed.

Convenient nutrition offers ‘co-opportunity’ for industry, says BASF VP

05-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

Creative delivery forms offer significant opportunities for industry to increase compliance with dietary supplements, says BASF’s Samy Jandali.

Many ‘healthy’ people are vitamin K2 insufficient, says new study

05-Dec-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

Many apparently healthy people may have insufficient levels of vitamin K2, says a new study, potentially increasing the risk of bone loss and also for hardening of the arteries.

Is research on delayed aging a better investment than cancer and heart disease?

03-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

Greater investment in research to delay aging may be a 'highly efficient' way to prevent disease, extend healthy life, and improve public health, according to new research.

Low vitamin D status linked to cognitive decline: Rat study

03-Dec-2013 By Nathan Gray

Dietary deficiencies in vitamin D may promote cognitive declines in middle-aged and elderly adults, according to new research.