Protein

Leucine prevents insulin resistance among inactive women

Leucine prevents insulin resistance among inactive women

By Claudia Adrien

Healthy women who received a high protein diet with a combination of amino acids, leucine, valine and isoleucine, also known as branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), did not experience insulin resistance after being placed in bed rest, according to research...

Sports & Active Nutrition Summit 2024: Early bird discount expires today

Sports & Active Nutrition Summit 2024: Early bird discount expires today

By Stephen Daniells

With expert speakers confirmed from GNC Live Well, Wild.AI, TYM Performance, AHPA, SPINS, Thorne HealthTech, Move Nutriton Network, Lifenome, the University of Ghent, Dublin City University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and more, the upcoming...

Two weeks to go! Get set for the Active Nutrition Summit

Two weeks to go! Get set for the Active Nutrition Summit

By Nikki Hancocks

Taking place in Amsterdam from October 9th-11th, NutraIngredients' Active Nutrition Summit will provide an expert-packed agenda of presentations, panel discussions and networking opportunities to help industry translate science into performance-enhancing...

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Tailored enzymes could be a game-changer for fish protein powders

By Danielle Masterson

Biotechnologists are diminishing the smell of fish and opening doors for protein powders previously deemed too ‘fishy.’ This finding has the potential to improve the quality of fish protein hydrolysates and promote their application as ingredients–while...

VOW Nutrition collaborates with Team GB ahead of 2024 Olympic games

VOW Nutrition collaborates with Team GB ahead of 2024 Olympic games

By Olivia Brown

Sports nutrition brand VOW Nutrition has collaborated with Team GB as the Official Nutrition Licensee ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games and is set to fuel the athletes with its range of nutritional supplements in the lead up to the games.

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NY Assembly passes bill targeting weight loss, muscle building supps

By Stephen Daniells

Efforts to restrict the sale of some dietary supplements to minors in New York State took a step forward this week as the State’s Assembly passed AB 5610-D, a bill that limits access to some dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building for people...

Vitafoods Insights - The Active Consumer

Vitafoods 2023 Highlights: The Active Consumer

By Olivia Haslam

Companies at Vitafoods 2023 saw active consumers as a key target demographic, with exhibitors presenting innovative concepts targeting a wide range of consumers leading active lifestyles.

Key themes from Vitafoods 2023

Key themes from Vitafoods 2023

By Nikki Hancocks

Innovation themes seen on the exhibitor floor at Vitafoods Europe this week (May 9-11) included women's health, cognitive health, innovative formats, gut health, and beauty-from within.

Don’t call it a comeback, chia’s been here for years

Don’t call it a comeback, chia’s been here for years

By Asia Sherman

Chia became a household name in the 1980s, popularized by the fascination with fur-sprouting animal figurines, but its use as health aid dates as far back as the Aztec and Mayan empires. Today, after a slight dip in the market, chia is back on the scene...

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Personalised protein requirements for an ageing population

By Nikki Hancocks

Older adults are not consuming enough protein so more importance should be placed on creating products tailored to these consumers, researchers have said, providing their own recommendations on how to achieve this.

Grenade's co-founder on building a disruptive brand

Grenade's co-founder on building a disruptive brand

By Danielle Masterson

Juliet Barratt founded the protein bar maker Grenade with husband Alan Barratt, which launched in the UK market in 2010. When the couple built their self-funded business in their spare bedroom, they had no idea that their hobby-turned-business would make...

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