Does iron supplementation promise lower heart attack risk?
Iron supplementation may be a low-cost approach in reducing the risk of heart disease, as a study identifies low levels as a risk factor for one of the leading causes of death worldwide.
Archives for July 17, 2017
Another personalized nutrition testing firm attracts investment capital
Investment capital continues to flow into the personalized nutrition space with the announcement of another infusion of cash into Orig3n, a company that offers genetic testing kits.
Vitamin D trial shows ‘no benefit’ in already optimal kids
Higher vitamin D dosage does not lower the occurrence of winter colds in young children that are not deficient, a new study suggests.
Outlining 'environmental' view of microbiome awaits craftier study designs, experts say
A more holistic, environmental view of the human gut microbiome is taking shape among researchers, but confounding factors complicate the task of fully elucidating this via tenable study designs.
For video gamers, cognitive supplements have an edge over energy drinks
Energy and sports drink companies have heavily invested in marketing towards the video gaming community, a space which the cognitive supplement space may benefit from, according to category experts.