Women's health

Study backs multivitamins' ability to prevent nutrient shortfalls with hard data

14-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

A study published last week in the journal Nutrients adds another brick in the wall backing the ability of multivitamins to fill in nutrient shortfalls. While this notion is taken for granted among experts in the dietary supplement field, it is still...

Ritual to focus on proven ingredients as it puts $10.5 million capital raise to work

07-Aug-2017 By Adi Menayang

With millions more in its pockets, multivitamin startup Ritual is keen to upgrade its customer service technology and support clinical trials. However, there is one thing the company will avoid doing, says CEO and founder Katerina Schneider.

Prenatal milkshake brand Mommi eyes post-partum opportunities

04-Aug-2017 By Adi Menayang

Small company Mommi is ready to expand in the mother’s health category, eyeing opportunities in post-partum supplements, said co-founder and CEO Erin Schurtz.

Low omega-3 levels linked to prenatal depression: Taiwan study

31-Jul-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Omega-3 deficiency and heightened inflammation are associated with prenatal depression (PND), with the former resulting in longer depressive episodes, according to a recent Taiwanese study.

Tocopherol source may affect breast milk vitamin E profile, says study

28-Jul-2017 By Adi Menayang

The vitamin E alpha-tocopherol is imperative to a baby’s nervous system development, and they primarily get this from breast milk or formula. In a clinical trial, researchers from Abbott Nutrition found that there might be a difference in how synthetic...

Fenugreek seed extract may reduce menopausal symptoms, says new study

27-Jul-2017 By Adi Menayang

Women supplemented with a branded, de-husked fenugreek seed extract reported less daytime hot flushes and night sweats, according to a new clinical trial with a sample size of 115 women.

ASAE honors Supplement OWL with Power of A Silver Award

27-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has awarded the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) a 2017 Power of A Silver Award.

Herbal supplements all too often ignore underlying principles, experts say

14-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

Fitting ingredients that come out of traditional medical systems into the modern marketplace can be a fraught exercise, experts say.

Despite push to be lean, female athletes who eat more perform better, expert says

30-Jun-2017 By Hank Schultz

Body image is huge complicating factor in advising female athletes on nutrition, an expert said during a session during a recent conference.

American Medical Association supports more choline in prenatal vitamins

26-Jun-2017 By Adi Menayang

The American Medical Association (AMA) supports an increase of choline in all prenatal vitamins to 450 mg/day, according to a resolution passed by delegates at the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago earlier this month.

Fruit d' Or gets Health Canada approval for cranberry powder during period of regulatory uncertainty

22-Jun-2017 By Hank Schultz

Fruit d’ Or has obtained a Health Canada designation for its cranberry juice powder which comes with it the ability to make health claims on urinary tract infections. The approval comes at a time when the whole approval process in the country has been...

IPA WORLD CONGRESS + PROBIOTA AMERICAS 2017

Prebiotic corn fiber boosts calcium absorption among adolescent girls, study finds

21-Jun-2017 By Hank Schultz

The research of Corrie Whisner, PhD, has helped solidify a new application for prebiotics—their effect on bone health.

The NutraIngredients-USA Botanicals Online Conference

Botanicals: The risks and benefits, opportunities and challenges

15-Jun-2017

Botanical experts will discuss the challenges and opportunities in the botanicals category in 2017 and beyond in a FREE online conference hosted by NutraIngredients-USA.

Supplements' 'smart role' underlined as report reveals sorry state of Australia's preventive health spending

15-Jun-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Trade body Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) has backed a new report into preventive health, which details how the country is lagging behind fellow OECD nations Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

KD Pharma Group invests in Nutriceutical Holdings

07-Jun-2017

Omega-3 producer KD Pharma will become the largest shareholder in Nutriceutical Holdings (NH), parent company of Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals (PRN) and Veterinarian Recommended Solutions (VRS).

Premama strikes $4.5m investment to tackle pill fatigue in prenatal category

17-May-2017 By Adi Menayang

A cash injection upwards of $4.5m will help propel Premama into the forefront of non-pill prenatal nutrition, says president and founder Dan Aziz.

Science, not body image marketing, should drive sports nutrition, expert says

15-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Building a sports nutrition brand aimed at women ought to include more than just choosing which shade of pink to use on the label.  But that is still all too often the case, one expert says.

Cranberry effective against recurrent UTIs: Meta-analysis

15-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

A daily intake of cranberries may significantly reduce the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) in generally healthy women, says a new meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials.

Functional foods have role in reversing 'thin outside, fat inside' phenomenon, paper's authors conclude

12-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Functional foods could have a key role to play in combating the global rise of the phenomenon of sarcopenic obesity, according to a published report of the proceedings of a recent scientific convention.

NPA advocates use of WIC funds to cover multivitamins

09-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

The Natural Products Association has sent letters to Congress supporting the use of federal nutrition funds to allow families to purchase multivitamins.

Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017

Vitamin E tocotrienols may improve metabolitic profiles in older women

05-May-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Dietary supplements containing vitamin E tocotrienols derived from annatto may lower inflammation and oxidative stress in older women with osteoporosis, says a new study.

Dispatches from Experimental Biology 2017

US pregnant women falling short of omega-3 intake recommendations

26-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Many pregnant women in the US are consuming significantly lower EPA and DHA omega-3s than recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, according to a new analysis.

GNC’s Q1: ‘Customers are coming back to our stores’

19-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Shares in GNC rose Tuesday after its first quarter results beat Wall Street's expectations. The improvements were linked to the company’s One New GNC model that introduced a new pricing structure and loyalty programs.

AIDP appointed licensed distributor for HP Ingredients’ Tongkat Ali extract

18-Apr-2017

HP Ingredients has announced that AIDP is now a licensed distributor for its patented ingredient, LJ100, a proprietary Tongkat ali extract (Eurycoma Longifolia).

Polyphenol pills counter inflammation in women on hormonal contraceptives: RCT

07-Apr-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Supplements containing a mixture of polyphenols may counter increases in pro-inflammatory markers in women of childbearing age using combined hormonal contraceptives, says a new study.

Claims on adaptogens might overreach, but the herbs really are powerhouses, experts say

29-Mar-2017 By Hank Schultz

The comprehensive properties of adaptogens could lead marketers to overblown claims, but experts familiar with these ingredients say their many benefits really do lend themselves to ‘magic pill’-type language.

No longer a ‘startup’: Bulu Box goes from samples to subscriptions

21-Mar-2017 By Adi Menayang

With its core business of sending boxes of health food and dietary supplement samples to consumers’ doorsteps, Bulu Box has enjoyed 300% revenue growth from 2014 to 2017. It's staff is poised to grow from 25 to 50+ by December 2017, and it plans...

In perimenopausal women, Pycnogenol may normalize cardiovascular risk factors, new study finds

20-Mar-2017 By Adi Menayang

Cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and blood glucose–often elevated in perimenopausal women–were reduced and normalized with Pycnogenol (French maritime pine bark extract) supplementation, says a new study published in the journal Minerva Medica.

Enzyme combination may offer recovery benefits for athletes

20-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

An oral enzyme combination may reduce exercise-induced fatigue, muscle soreness and damage in endurance athletes, says a new study.

Five key Expo West 2017 supplement trends

15-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

We walked and we talked and we took photos, and here’s our list of 5 key trends for supplements from Expo West 2017 in Anaheim.

Fruit & veg juice concentrate reduces systemic inflammation in obese people

13-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

An encapsulated concentrate of fruit and vegetable juice may reduce systemic inflammation and improve cholesterol levels in obese people, says a new study.

‘Exciting findings’: Capsicum extract may help slim waist lines

09-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Daily supplementation with extracts from chili peppers may significantly reduce the waist to hip ratio in healthy adults, says a new study.

Low omega-3 intakes a ‘concern’ for pregnant women: US data

08-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Pregnant women in the US should be encouraged to consume more omega-3s, with a new analysis showing that intakes of EPA and DHA are falling short of recommendations. 

Beating the blues! Berries may boost mood, improve memory

03-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Flavonoid-rich blueberry drinks may improve mood in both children and young adults, says a new study.

Amylopectin/chromium complex boosts muscle protein synthesis rate: Study

02-Mar-2017 By Stephen Daniells

A combination of amylopectin and chromium may double the muscle protein synthesis rate compared to what was seen when using whey protein alone, says a new study using Nutrition 21’s patented Velositol ingredient.

Omega-3 could decrease mortality rate in postmenopausal women, study suggests

01-Mar-2017 By Emma Jane Cash

Women with a high omega-3 status are up to 20% less likely to die from any cause, compared to those with low levels of DHA and EPA, finds a new study.

InnoVactiv Exec: ‘The upward trend in beauty-from-within products is now hitting North America’

28-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

Consumers in North America are increasingly looking beyond topical skincare treatments and exploring ingestible, beauty-from-within options, InnoVactiv executive and scientific director Jocelyn Bérubé told NutraIngredients-USA.

Herbalife unveils China TCM joint venture as it posts flat full-year sales for 2016

24-Feb-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Herbalife has reached an agreement in principle to form a joint venture with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) products and services firm Tasly Holding Group.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PROBIOTA 2017 IN BERLIN

Probiota Insights: What have the last five years taught us about probiotics?

23-Feb-2017 By Nathan Gray

There has been a revolution in technology. But what do we now know about probiotics that we didn’t know five years ago?

Organic & Natural Health launches omega-3 field study

21-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Organic and Natural Health Association has launched a consumer education campaign to encourage consumers to test their omega-3 levels to identify supplementation needs, following on from the success of its “Power of D” campaign.

Chinese investment in supplements expected to continue: NCN

21-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The US investment community has only a limited interest in investing in or acquiring dietary supplement brands, but interest in the sector from Chinese investors is expected to continue, says Nutrition Capital Network.

Study highlights variability in melatonin content of dietary supplements

16-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The melatonin content of dietary supplements may vary widely from values listed on the label, according to a new analysis from Canada that could help improve quality standards for the products.

In a move to heighten differentiation, Evolva rebrands its fermented resveratrol

15-Feb-2017 By Hank Schultz

A branding makeover is the next step in Evolva’s multi-year development project for its fermented form of resveratrol.

To prep for April public launch, Supplement OWL site gets a few tweaks

15-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

The Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL) website has been updated to include easier data input instructions, streamlining the data population process for the first industry-wide registry of finished products.

Ritual ushers in the age of transparent and ‘instagramable’ supplements

14-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

With its multivitamins that look like crystal vials of sparkly white beads, Ritual’s founder and CEO Kat Schneider is literally bringing transparency to the dietary supplements industry.

What next for Health Canada’s proposed NHP changes?

14-Feb-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Health Canada has received over 3,500 written comments in response to its proposed changes to how natural health products and dietary supplements are regulated.

Vitamin vending machines: Is this the future for supplements retailing in APAC?

14-Feb-2017 By Millette Burgos

The man who has launched Australia’s first store selling vitamins solely via vending machines wants to launch hundreds more in locations across the country, while also expanding to overseas markets such as China, Singapore, India and New Zealand.

February New Product Launches: From L-Carnitine drink to protein cake bites

09-Feb-2017 By Adi Menayang

In this month's round-up of recently launched products, committing to New Year’s Resolutions was still the name of the game: Sports nutrition brands have launched reformulations, formats, and products to help consumers keep up with fitness goals,...

Gencor self-affirms GRAS status for fenugreek extract

08-Feb-2017

Botanical ingredient supplier Gencor has announced that its standardized Fenugreek extract has been affirmed generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by an independent panel of toxicologists.

Only 3% of study population had ‘good’ omega-3 levels linked to lower heart disease

Two-thirds of middle-aged German women have low omega-3: Increased risk of heart disease

27-Jan-2017 By Nathan Gray

More than 70% of middle-aged women are at an increased risk of heart disease risk because of low omega-3 status, says a new German population study that recommends nearly all should increase intake.