News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Advitech's bid to exploit the potential of XP-828L in the anti-inflammatory market was given a boost this week when the Canadian government granted funding of C$610,000 towards its research project at Université Laval, reports Jess Halliday.
A health claim for the prebiotic effect of inulin will be published by the French food safety authority tomorrow, giving food manufacturers in this market the go-ahead to promote the health benefits of inulin-containing foods, reports Dominique Patton.
One month after a Utah court issued a ruling on low dose ephedra products, the dietary supplements industry is still in limbo over the previously-banned herbal, since the FDA has not yet given any indication of its next course of action.
Ingredient marketer PL Thomas has signed an agreement with Israel's LycoRed to represent LycoMato to food, beverage and functional foods companies in the eastern US, Canada and Mexico.
Diets rich in vitamin E could protect against the development of Parkinson's disease, suggests a new meta-analysis published today.
More than half of osteoporosis sufferers do not consume sufficient quantities of vitamin D, suggests new research - an oversight that could make them more vulnerable to falls and fractures.