Does hoodia work? Could multivitamins do more harm than good? What role does calcium really play in weight management? Find out in our review of the year in nutrition research.
Martek’s been doing it for years, right? Well it’s about to get some competition. Because 2012 looks to be the year when microalgae finally hits the big time as a source of functional food ingredients, from long-chain omega-3s to proteins and flours.
While a certain draft guidance document on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) has grabbed all of the headlines, it has not been the only issue keeping the sector’s regulatory affairs experts awake at night.
It’s been an eventful month in the dietary supplements trade, with the FDA provoking more wrath over its new take on phytosterol health claims but garnering praise for its tough stance on GMP compliance. Meanwhile krill oil rivals Neptune and Aker Biomarine...
As the world takes a long, hard look at waistlines and decides to do something about them, the food and beverage industry is under pressure to slash the fat and sugar content in products, and provide accessible information about what’s in a pack. This...
NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an eventful month of news, with 'those' multivitamin and vitamin E studies, the 15th edition of SupplySide West, the FDA going on camera on NDIs, and CRN's Life...supplemented's great work for Vitamin...
NutraIngredients-USA presents a photo gallery round up of movements in the nutra sector, including changes at the Natural Products Foundation, Caravan Ingredients, and Aker BioMarine.
Red lights, green dots, ticks, stars, healthy seals, nutrients to encourage, nutrients of concern, smart choices… The aim of front-of-pack labels is simple – to help us make healthier choices (or at least more informed ones) - fast. But how best to achieve...
NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an eventful month of news, with omega-3 innovations and research, NDI draft guidance reaction, vitamin A, and GNC snapping up LuckyVitamin.com.
Omega-3 fatty acids can be obtained from a variety of sources: Fish, krill, algae, plants, mussels. In this gallery we tour the world and look at the sources making waves in the $5 billion omega-3 food, beverage and supplements industry.
So much for lazily easing into summer. July had barely begin when the FDA dropped a bombshell on the dietary supplements trade just as the holiday weekend kicked off, with the publication of its long-awaited draft guidance on new dietary ingredients ...
NutraIngredients-USA presents a photo gallery round up of movements in the nutra sector, including changes at Aker Biomarine, Cyvex, and BI Nutraceuticals.
NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an eventful month of news, with Sen Durbin introducing the Dietary Supplements Labeling Act, krill never far from the headlines, and Herbalife targeting a tripling of its revenues by 2020.
On June 2nd, the USDA replaced the food pyramid with a plate. We look back at the use of diagrams to display food guidelines, from the Basic 7 of 1943 to the MyPlate of 2011.
NutraIngredients-USA looks back at an eventful month of news, with prebiotics and cocoa dominating the science headlines, Gerber getting the 1st health claim for infant formula, and CRN expanding its science team.
Just how much it all cost, DSM won’t say, but if food manufacturers or dietary supplement firms are looking for a state-of-the-art facility to test and develop new foods, beverages, dietary supplements or personal care products, the search stops right...
As April draws to a close we look back at a month of news, which saw Twinlab appoint a new chief executive, FTC crack down on bogus acai-weight loss claims, and a breakthrough in gut health understanding.
Extra-curricular inflammation of the human body is very real and costing healthcare providers billions globally. But where did it come from and are current efforts helping it go away?
As March draws to a close we look back at a month of news with impressive images from across the industry, from omega-3-rich Alaskan salmon, to the scientific stars at a carotenoids conference, and GNC's new Beyond Raw range.
The American Botanical Council (ABC) hosted its 6th Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony in Anaheim, California, and honored individuals and companies who influence the present and future of the herbal medicine movement.
First up this month: Vitamin Angels distributed over 345,000 zinc tablets, used in diarrhea treatment for children, to two Millennium Villages in Kenya. The tablets were donated by the American health company Novus, parent company of Stratum Nutrition....
First up this month: The US Military has begun a clinical trial in Iraq to test if supplementing soldiers’ diets with omega-3 improves their mental health and stress resilience. The research is led by Dr. Daniel Johnston, US Army Lieutenant Colonel and...
