Weight management

GNC rolls out personalized vitamin pack subscription service

17-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Called GNC4U, the new monthly subscription service from GNC is based on recommendations gleamed from individual health needs, lifestyle goals, and DNA analysis.

Bill Gates: ‘Probiotics key to solving malnutrition’

08-Oct-2019 By Will Chu

Probiotics could be key in addressing malnutrition, according to Bill Gates, who calls the nutritional imbalances affecting around 200 million children under five ‘the greatest health inequity in the world.’

Editor's Spotlight

Commitment to efficacious dosages, proven effects drove brand's founder

02-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

The founder of the SFH—Stronger Faster Healthier—brand said his training in chemistry and pharmacology drove him to found a brand based efficacious dosages and proven effects.

CRN takes issue with how Pew reported adverse event finding in recent supplement survey

02-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

A new Pew survey on dietary supplements found that 1 in 8 consumers said they or a family member had experienced an adverse event, a finding which has been criticized as a faulty statistic.

Dietary supplement use more popular than ever: CRN study

30-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

The widespread use of dietary supplements among adults of all ages is on the rise.

Herbalife pays $20 million fine over how it pays commissions within China

27-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife Nutrition has agreed to pay a $20 million fine levied by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a claim that the company has misled investors on its business in China.

Physicians receive inadequate nutrition education, study calls for policy changes

27-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

Poor diet is the leading risk factor for early death worldwide. Yet nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education, according to a new report from the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC).

NutraIngredients-Asia awards 2019

NutraIngredients-Asia awards 2019: Meet the four winners of our ingredient awards

27-Sep-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

Four companies took home the highly-coveted Ingredient of the Year awards at the second NutraIngredients-Asia Awards…and here’s the full lowdown on the ingredients that took the top spot.

Expert reaction: Could probiotics be an exciting answer to childhood obesity?

23-Sep-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

A study which suggests probiotics may enhance weight loss in obese children has been scrutinised by experts who say despite its limitations the results are 'exciting'.

Special Edition: Sports Nutrition

Doping in sports will persist despite banned lists, certifications, observer says

18-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Certification programs have helped ensure the supplements athletes take are clean. But doping problems will remain, an expert believes.

Vitamin Shoppe gets competing bid

10-Sep-2019 By Danielle Masterson

A new player has entered into Vitamin Shoppe negotiations.

Algatech triples fucoxanthin production capacity

03-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Algatechnologies has tripled its production capacity for its proprietary fucoxanthin ingredient, cited strong demand. The ingredient, branded as FucoVital, was launched in the US market in 2018.

Keto diet could damage liver health, say experts

03-Sep-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

People following a keto diet are putting themselves at higher risk of the ‘silent killer’ non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to nutrition experts.

New gut-brain connection discovery helps explain overeating

29-Aug-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

A previously unknown gut-brain connection revealed in mice could help explain why humans continue eating and gain weight.

FTC sets up false weight loss claims website, pays out settlements for bogus joint care product

27-Aug-2019 By Hank Schultz

The Federal Trade Commission has set up a new website that aims to help consumers sort though false weight loss claims. At the same time, FTC started paying restitution to consumers collected in a settlement involving a joint care product.