Leucine: A practical solution for muscle wasting?
The essential amino acid supplement leucine is a practical and affordable way to prevent muscle wasting in bed-bound patients, say researchers.
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GC Rieber names Novel Ingredient Services as US fish oil distributor
Norway’s GC Rieber has selected Novel Ingredient Services as its exclusive US distributor for its omega-3 concentrates.
Challenge foreseen to FDA's exclusion of medical foods for diabetics
FDA’s recently updated draft guidance on medical foods specifically excluded diabetes as a condition for which a medical food can be formulated and marketed. As there are a number of such foods on the market, this change has been greeted with some...
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation may not have joint benefits: RCT data
Supplementation with vitamin D and calcium may not reduce the severity of joint symptoms in postmenopausal women, says new trial data.
Herbal supplement sales rose 5.5% in US in 2012, ABC says
Herbal dietary supplement sales increased 5.5% in the United States in 2012 according a new report in HerbalGram, the publication of the American Botanical Council.
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