Nutrition & Life

The new offering from Gnosis by Lessafre is a form of its menaquinone ingredient called vitaMK7 Matrix.  The stability of the ingredient has been enhanced by something the company calls a ‘matrix carrier.’ The ingredient has been successfully traded on the market for a number of years, so it’s not as if suffered from debilitating

As the industry emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic into the new “normal,” GOED members reported higher than expected demand across the board for EPA and DHA oils. This is despite ongoing logistics challenges – similar to those experienced throughout the supplement industry — around shipping pricing and delivery times, the availability of components such as

A large population study from Lund University in Sweden has shown that more sustainable dietary habits are linked to health benefits, such as a reduced risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. The study is published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Our results indicate that dietary guidelines that are beneficial for

Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have developed the first-ever collective commitment by the food industry to implement globally set standardized targets for sodium reduction in manufactured foods. Image Credit: International Food & Beverage Alliance Related Stories In a letter to World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, IFBA members pledged

A study carried out in the University of Eastern Finland discovered differences in one-carbon and energy metabolism between episodic and chronic depression. One-carbon metabolism plays a key role in the production of, e.g., neurotransmitters. This type of knowledge concerning metabolism in relation to psychiatric disorders may eventually help in diagnosis and lead to better targeted

COVID-19 and climate change have exacerbated malnutrition in all its forms and threatened the sustainability and resilience of food systems around the world. At the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Tokyo on 7 – 8 December 2021, the World Health Organization has announced six new commitments to accelerate progress on the 2025 nutrition targets which

Hormonal changes during the menopause transition have been shown to affect a woman’s gastrointestinal (GI) functions with some unpleasant results such as nausea, bloating, and abdominal pain. A new study suggests that a woman’s race/ethnicity and menopause status may partially determine the severity of these symptoms. Study results are published online today in Menopause, the

The new study was published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise​.  It was the work of researchers associated with institutions in Italy and Texas. Participants volunteered to extend short term study The study was an extension of a previous study​​ that looked at the effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) on participants who

Results of a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicate that regularly consuming a diet of pro-inflammatory foods (e.g., those rich in simple carbohydrates or in saturated fats) is associated with increased likelihood of developing frailty in middle-aged and older adults. Frailty affects between 10-15 percent of community-living older adults – making

The ingredients goliath will use microencapsulation technology NutraShield ​to support and protect KSM-66 root extract to improve efficacy and application dosage when included in a formulation with other vitamins and minerals. Microencapsulation protects nutrients with a matrix coating that locks-in and stabilises active ingredients enabling formulations with a higher-than-average concentration of ashwagandha extract. The protective

Using artificial intelligence, a team of University at Buffalo researchers has developed a novel system that models the progression of chronic diseases as patients age. Published in Oct. in the Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, the model assesses metabolic and cardiovascular biomarkers – measurable biological processes such as cholesterol levels, body mass index, glucose and

“The FDA has gotten this wrong at every step of the way, and we’ve been left with no choice but to seek relief from the courts,”​ said Daniel Fabricant, PhD., President and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA).  The complaint names the defendants as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health

“This is a long game and CRN has been playing it for the past 11 years,” ​said James Griffiths, PhD, senior vice president if scientific and regulatory affairs for the Council for Responsible Nutrition. For the past decade the Council for Responsible Nutrition – International has been presenting a scientific symposium for delegates attending the

Dec 7 2021 Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration–less than 6 hours or more than 9 hours–reveals a study of a large representative sample of US adults, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. This pattern was even more pronounced among heavy users–those using on 20 out

Executives with NuSkin, which sells a variety of topical products and beauty-from-within dietary supplements as well as skin care devices, detailed the transformation during a recent earnings call with analysts. NuSkin, based in Provo, UT, has long been one of the world’s leading direct selling companies.  One of the company’s first products, and a foundation

The commentary, which was published yesterday, raises a host of concerns about delta-8 THC, which is an intoxicating cannabinoid fraction of Cannabis sativa​. (Exactly how intoxicating this molecule is is a matter of debate.)  The commentary notes the primary reason formulators are bringing the products to market is a perceived loophole in the regulations surrounding

Betaine, a methyl derivative of the amino acid glycine found in food sources such as shellfish, wheat, beetroot, and spinach, was found to accentuate the improvement in strength, power and endurance associated with 14 weeks of soccer competition and training. “These results imply that betaine supplementation could be a beneficial nutritional strategy to enhance muscular

Nutraceutical International Corporation said its doing just that, from ingredient sourcing and supply chain, to spotlighting purpose, diversity and inclusion.  “We believe that sustainability is extremely important today and we have committed ourselves to giving back to the Earth what we take from it. This is something that is extremely important to us as humans,

In a statement released yesterday, Sanofi will add to its early-stage pipeline ORI-001, a candidate for acne vulgaris​ that is based on recombinant proteins and which entered preliminary clinical studies in Q3 2021. Austria-based Origimm Biotechnology’s lead program is an immune therapy against Propionibacterium (Cutibacterium​) acnes, the bacterium thought to cause the strong inflammatory response

Released yesterday, the report highlights healthy eating, nutrition, & weight loss as one of five wellness sectors that grew during 2019-2020 at the height of the pandemic. Figures compiled by the non-profit organisation, record a 5.0% Average Annual Growth Rate (AAGR) of the European healthy eating, nutrition, & weight loss market from €194.1bn ($219.7bn) in

Babies born to women with anemia during pregnancy have an increased risk of childhood anemia, according to a study carried out in rural India. Anemia, characterized by less than normal concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) in the blood, is an important public health challenge with a prevalence rate of 47 per cent among non-pregnant women and

As reported earlier this year by NutraIngredients-USA​, HBC is eying significant global growth in 2021 for its three flagship ingredients: ProGo (bioactive peptides); OmeGo (salmon oil); and CalGo (collagenic hydroxyapatite calcium). The ingredients offer solutions for a range of health endpoints, including iron status, weight management, inflammation, bone and joint health, and heart health. According