Increased intake of long-chain omega-3 may reduce diabetes risk: Study
High serum concentrations of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids could help to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to a third, according to new population data.
Archives for January 21, 2014
HerbalGram article lays out New World connections for antique botanical text written in code
Matching plant illustrations in a mysterious text to New World varieties that were codified by the first European botanists active in Spain’s newly-conquered territories may have helped unlock a portion of a riddle that has stumped cryptographers for...
Microbiome metabolism: Scientists reveal how gut bacteria break down complex carbohydrates
An international team of researchers have uncovered the cellular mechanisms that allow bacteria a single group of bacteria found in our microbiota to break down complex sugars and fibres.
DSM profits rise in 2013 despite sluggish nutrition performance
Multiple issues in the omega-3 sector, a ‘saturated’ US food supplements market, a widespread consumer move to private label plus a strengthening euro have all impacted Dutch-Swiss ingredient giant DSM’s nutrition division in 2013, but it still delivered...
‘Important implications for protein formulations’: Leucine-enrichment can boost low-protein beverages for muscle growth
Supplementing low-protein beverages with leucine can produce the same level of muscle synthesis in young men as a beverage with five times the protein levels, says a new study.