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IMCD strengthens US presence with expanded nutraceuticals team

Specialty ingredients distributor IMCD has expanded its presence in the US market with a new team of technical account managers for nutraceuticals. “We’re just getting started here,” its National Sales Manager tells NutraIngredients-USA.

Food insecurity found to significantly risk of cardiovascular disease

Food insecurity raises the risk for almost all aspects of cardiovascular disease, new research from the University of Michigan has found.

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Nutrition21’s Ingredient Velositol is known as proteins perfect partner and the benefits are surprising!

Nutrition21’s Velositol® is a patented combination of an amylopectin-chromium complex that has been shown in scientific studies to increase Muscle Protein Synthesis and have multiple benefits involving power and strength

UK Biobank data suggests omega-3 supplements may prevent dementia

Regular consumption of fish oil supplements may be associated with significant reductions in the risk of different types of dementia, according to analysis of over 200,000 people in the UK Biobank cohorts.

Nebraska team pioneers fast, reliable microbiome modeling

A team at the Nebraska Food for Health Center has developed an automated system to test new ingredients that holds great promise for quickly validating their prebiotic potential.

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New Clinical Trial Confirms Benefits of Novel Saw Palmetto Extract

A novel saw palmetto extract (VI-SPO®) first demonstrated in 2020 in a human clinical trial published in BMC Urology that it could provide numerous benefits related to prostate health.

BAPP bulletin outlines adulteration of black seed, a rising star among medicinal botanicals

A new Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program bulletin lays out how Nigella seed products are adulterated with similar looking seeds and how the oil is sometimes cut with lower cost seed oils.

ISSFAL supports 'important role’ for omega-3s for lower pre-term birth risks

Women with low omega-3 levels in early pregnancy would benefit most from omega-3 supplement to reduce the risk of pre-term birth, according to a new statement from the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL).