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Makers of the leading multivtamin brand Centrum is launching a new variant targeting people on a low-carb diet, who may be cutting their intake of key vitamins and minerals as they avoid breads, pasta and starchy vegetables.
Taking chondroitin sulphate supplements over short periods significantly relieved pain and improved mobility in patients with knee osteoarthritis, according to researchers.
Probiotic bacteria appear to tackle the HIV virus and may even stop it from being transferred from a mother to her children, said researchers at the American Society for Microbiology general meeting this week.
A patent on phosphatidylserine's ability to improve muscle recovery is set to open up new applications for the ingredient and could help sports nutrition manufacturers rejuvenate slowing sales growth.
The highly purified green tea extract Teavigo has been shown to significantly inhibit the process that promotes fat cell formation in mice, and may help prevent overweight in people, says manufacturer DSM Nutritional Products.
More than one third of US adults use complementary and alternative medicine, according to a new nationwide government survey, with almost 20 per cent of these taking natural products, such as herbs or other botanicals.