News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Researchers in Japan report that low dose supplements of the hormone DHEA may improve the health of arteries as well as insulin sensitivity in middle-aged men with raised cholesterol, reducing their risk of developing heart disease.
Health Logics Laboratories is launching a vitamin supplement to rejuvenate skin, to be distributed through the GNC retail chain from September.
Dairy protein distributor Euro Proteins is to launch Armor Proteins' whey protein isolate Vitalarmor LFX 100 in the US. The product is said to differ from others on the market due to its extraction process and 'built-in' bovine lactoferrin content.
Natural chemicals released in the body as a result of chronic inflammation may underpin the failure of low-fat, so-called heart healthy diets to actually reduce cholesterol and heart disease risk in some people, suggest results of a Johns Hopkins study.
An outright ban on ephedra looks likely after last week's hearing on the weight-loss herb but the momentum created by the case could also sweep along with it changes to regulation affecting the whole industry.
Abbot Laboratories has paved the way for rapid company expansion in the weight control and healthy living categories following an agreement to acquire nutrition bar company ZonePerfect Nutrition.
By all accounts, the new European proposals on nutrition and health claims have provoked a mixed reaction across the board. Raymond O'Rourke, a food lawyer at Mason Hayes & Curran, Solicitors in Dublin shares his opinion of the issue with us.