Nutrition & Life

To maintain functioning, sustainable, and resilient food supply chains, Europeans must make the ‘best possible use’ of its agriculture, especially with regard to the cultivation of plant-based proteins. This is the view of agricultural ministers of France and Austria, Julien Denormandie and Elisabeth Köstinger, who are urging the Commission to work out an EU-wide protein

In parallel, probiotics and ingredient firms are looking for ways to use new bacterial strains to deliver probiotic health benefits. However, working with these microorganisms can be difficult. With their stability and resilience, spore-forming bacteria are gaining attention for potential health-promoting applications, Robyn Eijlander, Project Manager and Scientist Microbiology and Food Safety at NIZO, explains

Vitux AS won an award from  NutraIngredients-USA in 2021 with an entry submitted by one of its clients, Childlife Essentials, based in El Segundo, CA. The company won NutraIngredients-USA’s award for Best Omega-3 Product of the Year​​ for a children’s chewable DHA product based on Vitux’s delivery mode, which is branded as ConCordix.  Vitux, which is based

Enough with the cliches. According to HerbalGram  2020 Herb Market Report​, turmeric (curcuma longa​) is the 4th​ best-selling supplement in US mainstream multi-outlet channels and rightfully so since it’s got thousands of years of science and use behind it. It also has fairly high familiarity – the ITC Insights 2021 Consumer Supplement Survey found 83%

Data published in Frontiers in Immunology​​ indicated that the combination of Limosilactobacillus fermentum​ SX-0718*, Lacticaseibacillus casei​ SX-1107*, Bifidobacterium longum​ SX-1326, and B. animalis​ SX-0582 also upregulated the expression of Sirt 1 to protect neurons in the hippocampal region of the brain. Additionally, the probiotic combination, which was isolated from the feces of seven centenarians of

Fast food giant McDonald’s seems to be focusing on kids in lower middle income countries, with more Instagram posts, price promotions, and child friendly marketing than is evident for wealthier nations, reveals an analysis of the company’s social media marketing across 15 countries and published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health.

Ramiah Martin isn’t like other little girls, and that’s perfectly fine with her mother. “She is nothing short of a miracle,” Leanne Martin said of her daughter, who was facing long odds before her birth in December 2017, after being diagnosed with heart problems during a prenatal ultrasound. And the odds only got worse when

The supplement used in the study is branded as Rejuvant and is marketed by Ponce de Leon Health.  Its main ingredient is a patent pending timed-release from of CaAKG, a calcium salt that is used to deliver AKG.  AKG is an endogenous intermediary metabolite in the Krebs cycle.  Levels of this molecule decline with age,

Nutrishop is a 17-year old retailer with more than 200 franchise locations in 23 states. The company sells a variety of sports nutrition and general wellness products under brands such as NU TEK, Katalyst and EVO Chem. To capitalize on the trend toward immune support products the company has launched a new NU TEK Super

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers are using machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to shed light on genetic mutations associated with spina bifida. In this birth defect, the neural tube that forms the spinal cord during pregnancy, does not close so that spinal nerves are exposed, resulting in paralysis and high risk of other complications.

AHPA celebrates regulatory victories during year that tested industry’s resilience Regulatory victories  At the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), regulatory advocacy on behalf of our members and the herbal products industry at large takes many forms, pandemic or not.  Take, for instance, the delay in Lacey Act Phase VI enforcement announced in June 2021 by

The Belgian brand, PharmaNutrics, was founded by pharmacist Nikolaas DeBusschere in 2014.   The company, whose US arm goes under the name PharmaNutrics USA, claims as a differentiator that its ‘Plus’ line of products feature “unique blends of high-quality ingredients.”​ The brand’s VP of innovation, Ine Ravelingien, a Belgian pharmacist by training who now resides

The powder supplement contains the proprietary mulberry leaf extract Reducose​ (developed by UK ingredients company Phynova), which is clinically proven to reduce blood glucose levels.  Dietary carbohydrates play an important role in a healthy diet, but excessive amounts promote fat storage and hunger. Carbohydrates with a high glycemic index (GI) have a dramatic effect on blood

The new Lab Guidance Document from the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program evaluates 67 different methods that have been used to analyze St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum​) raw material and products. The document provides guidance for industry, academic, and regulatory analytical laboratories to be able to accurately and adequately test for identity and authenticity and detect

Esports is the term used to refer to organized competitions in video gaming.  Competitions organized through the  League of Legends online battle platform has grown to a 12 leagues.  In 2019 the platform’s world championships drew more than 100 million viewers. Dietary supplement ingredient manufactures and finished goods marketers have been scrambling to address the

A spokesperson for the company told NutraIngredients-USA: “Because the majority of our omnichannel, direct-to-consumer business is online, we decided to open the SoHo experience center to allow new and loyal customers an opportunity to experience our product and brand first-hand.​ “The sleek and elegant new store is designed to raise Modere’s profile as a household

Using the Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME), scientists from Belgium and The Netherlands report that the carrot RG-1 (cRG-1) led to increases in the production of beneficial short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) such as acetate and propionate.   “High amounts of acetate and propionate were produced due to the involvement of a specialized

A Day in the Life of…Dr. Marion NestleNutritionist In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Marion Nestle, a nutritionist, about her day-to-day roles and responsibilities as well as her career highlights. What inspired your career into nutrition? The short answer: I love to eat.  And I’ve always been fascinated by food: so many different kinds,

Format innovation opportunity: South Korea to allow VMS to be made into jelly, film, and disintegrating tablets South Korea is allowing vitamins, minerals, and supplements (VMS) to be made into more types of dosage forms, with jelly, film, and disintegrating tablets added into the list of permitted formats​ for VMS. The Ministry of Food and

Many IBS sufferers avoid certain types of food and often exclude gluten. However, a large new study from Chalmers University of Technology and Uppsala University, Sweden, does not show a relationship between high intake of gluten and increased IBS symptoms. The researchers did find that a certain type of carbohydrate called ‘fodmaps’ can aggravate intestinal

Industry needs consensus in 2022, CRN says The supplement industry has long been known for its political power. Back in 1994, the combined strength of manufacturers, retailers and consumers was responsible for orchestrating the passage of DSHEA. The collective efforts of four trade associations successfully led to enactment of the mandatory adverse event reporting (AER)