Inflammation

Liver Health: Q&A with Euromonitor

Liver health supplements attract young adults that regularly consume alcohol, says analyst

15-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

What does the market landscape of liver health supplements look like? We sat down with Euromonitor’s Keena Roberts, senior consumer health analyst at Euromonitor International, to get the scoop.

Is it time for supplement companies to move away from ‘cleanse’ and ‘detox’?

15-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

The words ‘detox’ and ‘cleanse,’ when used with supplements or juices or diets, have strong market appeal. But some experts from the dietary supplement industry believe it’s time to move away from those words.

Prebiotics from acorn & sago show metabolic benefits, boost gut integrity for obese subjects

15-Feb-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Non-digestible polysaccharides from acorns and sago (palm starch) may help improve glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in lab mice eating a high-fat diet, says a new study.

The gold standards for measuring liver health supplement efficacy in clinical trials

15-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Unlike pharmaceuticals, the effects of nutritional supplements are subtle. We spoke with several contract research organizations that specialize in human clinical trials for nutritional interventions to learn how companies can validate liver health claims.

Symbionts living within tissues of Brazil's plants could be treasure trove of metabolites, study says

14-Feb-2019 By Hank Schultz

Brazil’s world leading diversity of plants conceals another as yet unexplored universe—the vast number of bacterial and fungal species living within these plants in a symbiotic relationship. These organisms could be the source of as yet undiscovered active...

Combined vitamin D3 and omega-3 supplementation may have bone, heart and kidney benefits

14-Feb-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Supplementation with a combination of vitamin D3 and omega-3 may have multiple health benefits on pre-menopausal women with vitamin D deficiency, say Jordanian researchers.

Five superstars for liver health

12-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

The liver health category brought in around $31 million to dietary supplements sales across multiple sales channels, according to data from SPINS, a market research firm specializing in the natural products category. Which ingredients are taking the lead...

CBD frustration: Aussie supplement firms thwarted by rules while pharma advances march on

11-Feb-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Pharmaceutical firms are making strides in the Australia's medical cannabis space, but supplement and nutraceutical firms will have to wait a long time before they can do the same, says an industry expert.

Mouse study: Pollen collected by honeybees from schisandra flowers may have liver health benefits

08-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Researchers in China put an ancient Chinese remedy for liver ailments, schisandra bee pollen, to the test in an animal clinical trial. They found some correlations between supplementation and decreased liver fat accumulation.

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Gaia Herbs formulator: For liver health, botanicals ‘deal you the cards that your body needs’

07-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

What do we know about the efficacy of botanical ingredients in maintaining our liver health? Mary Bove, ND, director of medical education at Gaia Herbs, gives us the scoop.

Chinese research links schisandra extract to reduced risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver

05-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Extract of dried schisandra berries may slow down the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in mice at least, according to researchers in China.

Expert argues for sports recovery supplements beyond protein

04-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

Protein is a widely recognized and scientifically established ingredient for sports recovery, but one expert argues that there are several more ingredients with untapped potential.

Konjac glucomannan may improve symptoms of fatty liver, new study suggests

04-Feb-2019 By Adi Menayang

A recently published study on rats sheds light on the potential liver health benefits of glucomannans from konjac, a plant native to Asia.

Nanotech gut role opens up prospect of probiotic nanoparticles for food

04-Feb-2019 By Will Chu

The development of probiotic nanoparticles for food could be on the cards if previously undiscovered insights into their effects on the intestinal flora can be developed further, according to a German research team.

Updated EC ruling for CBD classes supplement ingredient as Novel Food

01-Feb-2019 By Will Chu

The European Commission (EC) has reclassified cannabidiol (CBD) as a Novel Food in a change that may mean CBD and hemp-derived food supplements cannot be legally sold within Europe.