NIU’s Global Round-up: UK bans energy drink sales to teens, sleep product success in Korea, and more
What's happened this week around the Nutra-Verse? Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.
Archives for July 29, 2019
Woman owned and operated supplement brand extends hot selling collagen line
Supplement brand Further Food has extended its line of products with a chocolate flavored collagen powder, a launch which places the brand well to capitalize on an upswing in the sales of beauty products.
Study finds key role for vitamin K2 in forestalling development of aneurysms
A new review paper posultates a mechanism for the development of blood vessel aneurysms, and identifies a role for Vitamin K2 is preventing their occurrence.
Spanish researchers study cardioprotective effect of bioactive-enriched virgin olive oil in rats
Olive oil enriched with bioactive compounds extracted from olive fruit and leaves had a positive effect on blood pressure and cholesterol levels in rats, according to a new study.
Rat study: Byproduct of apple juice processing may have liver health benefits, researchers suggest
Discarded pulp, skin, seeds, and stems of apples processed into apple juice may be turned into nutritional products to support liver health—in rats at least, according to a newly published study.
Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus
Growing business gnat-urally: Sports nutrition trailblazer bringing insect protein to the masses
An insect protein startup which got a big business boost at NutraIngredients Sports Nutrition Summit last year is winging its way to the mass market after gaining investment from a pharmaceutical giant.
Italy rejects contamination as hepatitis cause citing ‘individual susceptibility’
Italy’s National Institute of Health concludes that the hepatitis cases linked to the consumption of curcumin-containing supplements was due to “individual susceptibility” or “pre-existing alterations.”