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Herbal blend shows body fat reduction potential: Study
A botanical blend has been shown to reduce body fat by 5% compared to placebo in a study published in the Journal of Functional Foods.
Archives for April 27, 2015
Specialty positioning helps insulate suppliers from soft spot in sales of calcium supplements
Dr Oz giveth and he taketh away. That seems to be the recent message in the calcium space, where sales of the mineral have staggered under negative mentions by the good doctor and questions in the broader medical community about how much calcium is a...
Probiotic ice cream may boost oral health for kids
Consuming a functional ice cream formulated with Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 and Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 may cut levels of caries-causing bacteria in the mouth, says a new study from India.
‘A bold, aggressive move’: FDA sends warning letters to 14 companies over DMBA
Fourteen companies have received warning letters from the FDA regarding products containing DMBA (1,3-Dimethylbutylamine), which the Agency states is not a legal dietary ingredient and products containing it are considered to be adulterated.
Ex-IPA chief takes business development role at US firm
Ex-International Probiotics Association (IPA) director general Ioannis Misopoulos has taken a business development role at Michigan-based probiotics manufacturer, Daily Body Restore.
Inergetics puts CBD product line into dispensaries first as it negotiates turbulent regulatory waters
Dietary supplement development firm Inergetics has put its first CBD supplement on the shelf in a medical marijuana dispensary in Northern California. One of the company’s goals was to offer consumers a way to try the ingredient without the high out of...
NBTY director of nutrition research: Probiotic stakeholders need to come together to fill the gaps
There are significant gaps in the science supporting probiotics, and industry and academia must come together to contribute to the understanding of probiotics, says Dr Susan Mitmesser, Director of Nutrition Research at NBTY Inc.