Personalised Nutrition

Study explains improved outcomes with gene-specific diets

10-Dec-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

The Theory of Planned Behaviour provides an explanation as to why genetic-based lifestyle interventions create better behaviour change than population based interventions.

Lumen announces UK launch of metabolism tracker to aid personalised nutrition

12-Nov-2020 By Will Chu

Health tech firm Lumen announces the UK launch of its personalised nutrition device that enables the fine-tuning of nutritional intake via real-time metabolic tracking.

DSM establishes 'co-innovator' positioning with purpose-led campaign

11-Nov-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

DSM is rolling out a ‘Products with Purpose’ campaign to communicate its commitment to providing holistic health focused end-to-end solutions.

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Launching a startup within a startup: Digital health entrepreneur expands from Europe to Asia

09-Nov-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A London-based personalised nutrition startup founder explains the huge challenges and opportunities in expanding into Japan - a largely untapped market primed for personalised and preventative health tech.

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Interactive nutrition app to put consumers in the driving seat

28-Sep-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

An 'interactive nutrition' startup is being launched in the Netherlands which aims to pull together supermarkets, caterers and services in one highly personalised and future-friendly nutrition platform.

Online China expansion: Nestle’s personalised nutrition brand Persona reveals e-commerce strategy

10-Aug-2020 By Tingmin Koe

Persona, a Nestle Health Science-acquired personalised nutrition brand, will be opening flagship stores on Tmall and JD to make its products more widely available to consumers in China via e-commerce.

Nature Made and Walgreens announce vitamin subscription collaboration

05-Aug-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Consumers can now order personalized vitamins and supplement subscriptions online through Walgreens. Pharmavite, the manufacturer of Nature Made vitamins, announced they inked an exclusive deal with the national retailer.

Baze receives Personalized Nutrition Initiative of the Year Award

21-Jul-2020 By Danielle Masterson

As personalized nutrition company Baze transforms health and wellness through the power of food and supplements, NutraIngredients-USA Awards recognized the start-up with the Personalized Nutrition Initiative of the Year Award for their Marketplace.

Nutrigenomix launches 70-gene test for personalized nutrition

17-Jun-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The expanded panel adds to the biohacking toolkit, which will assist dietitians in making DNA-based dietary recommendations tailored to specific needs and goals.

Pioneering personalised nutrition study reveals power of the microbiome

12-Jun-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Results from the ground-breaking PREDICT personalised nutrition study have been published, revealing that our microbiome and the meal timing can have a greater influence on some postprandial responses than our genes and even the macronutrients themselves.

PREDICT study provides personalised nutrition revelations

08-Jun-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

The ground-breaking preliminary results from the largest ongoing study of individual responses to nutrition have been unveiled in an online conference from the American Society of Nutrition (ASN).

RCT: Nutrigenomics effective for long-term diet success

29-May-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

Genetically-tailored nutrition advice can be used in research and clinical practice to motivate greater long-term dietary change and adherence to dietary guidelines, according to a new randomised controlled trial.

Monteloeder debuts digital tools, open for business in US

17-Mar-2020 By Danielle Masterson

Monteloeder, a global provider of science-backed botanical ingredients and personalized nutrition solutions, is expanding its presence in North America.

Editor's Spotlight: Startup Focus

Data-driven entrepreneur takes personalised nutrition up an interactivity notch

09-Mar-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A data entrepreneur fascinated by health and longevity has created a ultra-interactive personalised health tracking service fit for a future where consumers want as much access to their health data as they do their bank accounts.

Personalised nutrition in Japan: FANCL launches ‘Personal One’ supplement service

18-Feb-2020 By Guan Yu Lim

Japanese supplements and cosmetics firm FANCL is launching a new personalised supplement service, Personal One, using data from consumer questionnaires and urine tests.

Personalised nutrition future to rival plant-based meat, says UBS

23-Jan-2020 By Will Chu

The likes of Nestle, Apple and 23andMe are spearheading the drive towards Personalised Nutrition (PN) that could see the sector become the next plant-based meat, according to investment bank UBS.

Startup Spotlight

Nespresso-style gut health: Bioengineer creates personalised probiotic yoghurt machine

06-Jan-2020 By Nikki Hancocks

A Swedish startup is on a mission to make yoghurt truly good for the gut with a kitchen counter machine that makes personalised probiotic and prebiotic filled yogurts, the founder tells NutraIngredients ahead of her debut as a Probiota Pioneer next month.

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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.

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Olympian-tested science-driven personalised supplements soon to reach the mass market

27-May-2019 By Nikki Cutler

Three entrepreneurs with a head for data and tech have teamed up with a renowned physician to create a business combining detailed data and evidence-based knowledge to offer personalised supplements and nutrition tested on Olympic athletes.

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.