The dust has settled on another The Workshop, CRN’s Day of Science, where early life nutrition, the microbiome, and the importance of sleep took center stage.
While personalized nutrition proponents like to push the benefits of the approach, there is little research that backs the notion that products customized for individual consumers lead to better health outcomes than do more generic formulas. But that...
Brazilian researchers found that pearl millet has higher protein and fiber than rice, and isolated bacterial strains from the fermented bran may have probiotic potential.
The nutritional profile of bee pollen is 'a treasure trove of active natural metabolites', according to scientists, who've updated the food's nutritional values, which may have food safety considerations for the future.
Supplements containing nitrate-rich extracts from beetroot, celery stem and leaf, and red spinach leaf may help reduce blood pressure in young men with normal blood pressure, says a new study.
The European Commission (EC) intends to authorise for the first time a health claim arising from the combined effects of a number of substances, in a decision that affects firms backing the synergistic effect of nutrients in their products.
It was supposed to be the final word on vitamin D for bone health, but a new meta-analysis does more to illustrate the flaws in applying a drug model to essential nutrients than it does to dismiss the potential bone health benefits of the sunshine vitamin.
A paper that published this morning in the JAMA Network Open journal found that FDA had identified 776 adulterated dietary supplements in a 10-year period ending in 2016. As most of these products were tainted with drugs, calling them ‘supplements’ was...
A new study has found that whey protein supports the recovery from muscle loss among elderly subjects better than do collagen peptides. But neither protein helped prevent the muscle loss in the first place.
Researchers from The Pennsylvania State University found that plasma concentrations of some vitamins increased after chewing gum fortified with these nutrients.
Most studies looking at bioactive compounds have focused on temperate climate berries, argue researchers from Brazil. They make the case for the commercialization of Brazilian small fruits to compete with so-called ‘temperate berries.’
We caught up with the co-founder and CEO of Health Warrior, Shane Emmett, a new entrant in the dietary supplement space, to learn about the white space he wanted to fill in the crowding plant-based protein category.
Supplementation with oleo-gum-resin from Ferula asafoetida, a traditional Indian medicine and popular kitchen spice, may ease dyspepsia-related discomforts, says a new RCT from India.
A population study conducted on a cohort living in Boston has found an association of higher blood levels of omega-3s with better executive function in older individuals. The researchers also found negative connotations with higher omega-6 levels.
