A combination of folic acid, and vitamins B6 and B12 may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women by 34 per cent, says a new study.
Antioxidant-rich supplements may reduce noise-induced and perhaps even age-related hearing loss in humans, if human trials can echo promising results from animal studies.
A study published last week that found no link between multivitamin usage and lower risk of some diseases in women has prompted another round of supplement questioning in the consumer media.
Microalgae producer Cyanotech has developed a new cultivation strategy for its spirulina, which the firm says improves the nutritional profile of the ingredient.
PL Thomas has launched a whey-based ingredient clinically proven to benefit psoriasis sufferers, although its marketing will feature a broader skin health sell that doesn’t venture into the territory of disease reduction.
Coenzyme Q10 is “highly safe for use as a dietary supplement”, and has an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 12 mg per kg per day, says a new review from Kaneka.
Kyowa Hakko USA has started distributing the functional ingredients made by the Japanese firm Daiichi Fine Chemicals (DFK) for use in the North American dietary supplement and cosmetics industries.
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) report that elderly people across the state are largely deficient in vitamin D, calcium and B12, and should consider dietary supplementation.
The Russian Council of Dietary Supplement, Nutrient and Healthy Food Producers (CDSP) and the Brazilian Association of Foods for Special Dietary Uses Industry (ABIAD) are the latest groups to join the world’s eminent international food supplements trade...
The results of randomized clinical trials to test nutrients continues to grab the headlines, and more often than not the titles are not positive. Is the emphasis on a trial model anchored in drug testing a good thing for nutrition? Stephen Daniells talked...
High raw material costs are being blamed by material supplier BASF for the closure of one of the group’s Us-based vitamin manufacturing sites in North Carolina.
Daily supplements of vitamin E, vitamin C, or selenium, alone or in combination, may not lower the risk of prostate cancer, according to two new high-profile studies.
Dietary supplements have received their latest dose of negative media attention, after The New York Times last week published an article on vitamins harming health.
A market survey of vitamin A supplements has found only six out of ten independently tested products met their label claims, with one cod liver supplement containing twice its stated vitamin A load.
A clinical trial that concluded B vitamins do not reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events or death among patients with coronary heart disease has been criticised by industry for being poorly designed.
Condition-specific products make up almost one-third of all US nutritional supplement sales, led by joint health and calcium, according to a new market report.
China-based ZMC has received USP (United States Pharmacopeia) verification for its natural and synthetic vitamin E ingredients, adding weight to the group’s message that quality is determined by how an ingredient is made and not where it is made.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published guidance to help small companies comply with the labeling of antioxidant products and high potency products.
Calcium was the most popular dietary supplement product in the
United States in 2006, followed closely by glucosamine, according
to market data recently presented to industry members.
The recent food supplements contamination case that led to banning
from competition of a number of Greek weightlifters, would never
have happened in the Netherlands, according to the trade
association there.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued guidance to assist
companies understand European Union rules regarding the addition of
vitamins and minerals to foods.
Dutch ingredients supplier DSM has jacked up the price of
vitamin A by 10 per cent in response to "sharp" energy,
raw materials and transportation cost increases.
The European Food Safety Authority has given the thumbs up to the
use of mixed tocopherols and tocotrienol tocopherol as vitamin E
sources in food supplements.
Increased intake of vitamin B6 from dietary and supplements may
reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by over 20 per cent, suggests
a large Scottish study.
There is still a long way to go in educating consumers on which
nutrients support which systems in the body indicates a new survey
from the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC).
The National Association of Health Stores (NAHS) has launched an
industry plea to help save scores of vitamins and minerals
which run the risk of being slapped with a negative opinion by the
European Food Safety Authority.
Increased intake of vitamin K1, and to a lesser extend vitamin D,
could protect against inflammation, and positively effect chronic
disease risk, suggests a new observational study.
An iron fortification technique developed by LycoRed will help
beverage manufactures add the important mineral without interfering
with taste and colour, the company said.
DSM Nutritional Product has released specifics on its price
increases for vitamin E, which have resulted from the rising cost
of raw materials, energy and transportation.
Supplementation with vitamin E has produced both positive and
negative effects in helping to beat the risk factors in
cardiovascular disease, an animal study has concluded.
LycoRed has today said a range of its vitamin B complex will be
launched in a line of carbonated drinks - a task made challenging
through the vitamin's solubility issue.
A report detailing a list of micronutrient deficiencies in children
and adults has identified a hit list of vitamin and minerals which
are not being consumed enough by various groups in the UK.
A study demonstrating the potential for aloe vera to enhance
vitamin C and B12 bioavailability could give manufacturers of the
ingredient another angle along which to promote it.
A review of 30 studies has concluded that a daily vitamin C
supplement does not offer protection from common colds, adding to
the ongoing debate about the vitamin efficacy on colds.
High levels of vitamin B6 prior to falling pregnant may boost
conception rates and reduce the odds of losing the baby during
early pregnancy, suggests new research.
DSM has today announced a major improvement package to boost profit
margins of its nutritional products division by €100m, which is
aimed at offsetting costs tied-up with acquiring Roche vitamins in
2003.
A diet rich in B vitamins may decrease the risk of slim people
contracting pancreatic cancer, according to a meta-analysis, but
supplements may have the opposite effect.
A protein-pectin combination could be effective for
encapsulating water-soluble ingredients like some vitamins for use
in acidic foods, Canadian scientists have reported.
Bayer HealthCare has lent credence to the importance of both the
baby boomer market and condition-specific marketing, through the
introduction of a new line of nutritional supplements, Bayer
Nutritional Science.
The American Herbal Products Association is backing two bills
introduced to Congress to expand the use of food stamps to include
nutritional supplements, as well to provide tax breaks for some
products.
Dutch chemical group DSM has announced a global partnership with
the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) that aims to improve
and increase nutritious food for people in poor countries and
during humanitarian crises.
International agencies should reassess as a matter of high priority
dietary recommendations for vitamin D, experts have said, because
current advice is outdated and puts the public at risk of
deficiency.
