CRN launches site to warn consumers about SARMs
The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched an initiative to help educate consumers on the dangers of SARMs—illegal ingredients that have been appearing in sports nutrition products.
Archives for February 8, 2018
Lonza sets up VC fund for North American health and wellness startups
Swiss pharmaceutical and biotech firm Lonza announced a partnership with US-based Prolog Ventures to create a venture capital fund focusing on products that “maintain, protect, or preserve the health and well-being of people and companion animals.”
Valensa, Parry launch JV with Indian partner on phycocyanin development
Florida-based Valensa International and parent company EID Parry have announced a new joint venture to develop new ingredients and non-GMO certifications on existing algae products.
Significant percentage of consumers buy plant-based dairy alternatives because they think they are healthier, reveals Comax study
Why do consumers buy plant-based dairy alternatives? And what do they think formulators need to work on?
While flavor is still the most important attribute, consumer research from Comax Flavors reveals that a significant percentage of shoppers (36%) regularly consuming plant-based dairy alternatives cite health benefits as a key purchase driver, results...
‘Probiotics are on the verge of exploding in China’: Recent conference shows vast potential of market in its infancy
Growth in probiotics is outstripping all other categories in dietary supplements in the US, but on the other side of the world the market is only now beginning to develop.
Niagen may prevent neurological damage, improve cognitive and physical function, says NIH mouse study
Nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3 derivative, may prevent neurological damage and improve cognitive and physical function in a new mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the US National...