Personalised Nutrition

Editor’s Spotlight

Are ‘smart toilets’ the next step in the personalised health data revolution?

15-Nov-2019 By Nathan Gray

Wearable technologies and digital platforms have rapidly changed the way we think about monitoring our health and has transformed the hunt for biomarkers and the way we perform clinical research … but upgrades to the humble loo could provide the biggest...

Personalised nutrition: A chance for real change

21-Oct-2019 By Nikki Hancocks

Personalised nutrition has the potential to be at the forefront of real change in the fight against nutrition and lifestyle caused chronic diseases, according to experts speaking at the Future Food-Tech Summit.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit 2019

Early detection is early prevention: TCI Gene on genetic testing and personalised nutrition benefits

20-Aug-2019 By Guan Yu Lim

The early detection and prevention of diseases are crucial benefits that genetic testing and personalised nutrition can provide, especially when it comes to ageing healthily, according to personalised health firm TCI Gene.

Healthy Ageing APAC Summit 2019

Chronological vs biological’: Chromadex aims to use personalised nutrition as means to revolutionise ageing

13-Aug-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Personalised nutrition and other specific therapeutic functions with a focus on changing the concept of ageing are the way forward for ChromaDex’s flagship nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplement, said the firm.

Making the case for personalized nutrition

University of Minnesota study sheds more light on how similar foods have different effects on different people

26-Jul-2019 By Adi Menayang

Evidence is mounting suggesting that the bacteria in our guts respond differently to foods, even though they have similar nutritional content.

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WATCH – Why personalisation, not purely new products, is the future for nutrition in China

25-Jul-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Providing a set of customised nutrition solutions will be key for dietary supplement firms to staying ahead of market competition in the years to come, according to Chinese firm Seven Twenty-Four Science and Technology.

Personalised gummies for skin health: Chinese skincare brand expands into nutrition with beauty-from-within range

16-May-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Chinese precision skincare brand MeumSpring is moving into the personalised nutrition space with its first range of functional gummies for the beauty-from-within category.

Personalised nutrition in Taiwan: Technology, affordability, and celebrity-backing driving consumer interest

29-Nov-2018 By Tingmin Koe

The understanding and demand for gene testing and personalised nutrition are growing in Taiwan, according to TCI Gene, a Taiwanese firm.

aland invests in Chinese precision nutrition start-up amid rising consumer demand

29-Nov-2018 By Tingmin Koe

China-based supplements firm aland has invested in home-grown start-up Omicsfit to advance its portfolio of personalised nutrition products.

Japan leading the charge for DNA testing trend in boost for personalised nutrition firms

14-Aug-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Japan's consumer genetic testing industry is booming, buoying hopes that personalised nutrition firms can tap into demands for tailored products, especially among the elderly.

Lux Research: 'It's paramount that microbiome data is used for personalized nutrition'

06-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

A new market research report explores how the personalized nutrition space can elevate itself beyond “just recommending diets” and become an integral part of preventive health care.

Company looks for metabolites associated with gut health via pinprick blood test

20-Jul-2018 By Hank Schultz

A personalized nutrition startup called Ixcela is taking a unique tack toward microbiome health by measuring metabolites in the blood that are associated with healthy gut functioning.

BASF aims to drive personalised nutrition in APAC with proprietary omega-3 test kit

03-Jul-2018 By Cheryl Tay

BASF's human nutrition brand Newtrition has gained exclusive distribution rights to market Aussie consumer healthcare firm Xerion's omega-3 test kits, thanks to a new three-year agreement between the two companies.