Health & Wellness
Asia Pacific: ANZ sees sales from Chinese consumers, report
New research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that 36% Chinese consumers who have bought imported products in the past six months have...
Europe: Nutrition companies worry over health claims regulation, survey finds
Nutrition companies view stricter EU regulation as a greater challenge than the state of the global economy, new research has shown.
Meanwhile, Brexit is...
Asia Pacific: BASF exhibits prototypes for health in China
BASF unveiled the prototype of a plant sterol enriched soy milk beverage used for an intervention study funded by the Newtrition Asia Research Grant...
Americas: Isoflavones may prolong life of breast cancer sufferers
Post-diagnosis consumption of foods containing isoflavones—estrogen-like compounds primarily found in soy food—is associated with 21% decrease in all-cause mortality, according to a study.
This decrease...
Europe: Millennials find fruit juice healthy, report
Millennial fruit juice drinkers in Europe view 100% fruit juice as a healthy beverage, according to the findings of a consumer survey conducted by...
Europe: Positioning chocolate as a healthy snack
The snacking market is being revolutionized by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, as well as changing lifestyle and personal wellbeing,...
Americas: Consumers prefer diet over pills to sleep better, finds survey
Rather than popping pills to sleep, a survey reveals more US consumers would prefer to eat well in order to sleep better.
This survey was...
Europe: NattoPharma, partners receive €4M research grant
NattoPharma’s International Research Network, coordinated by the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Maastricht University (CARIM), has been awarded a second prestigious grant funded by the...
Europe: Probiotics strengthens that elderly’s immune response, finds DuPont study
Daily consumption of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis HN019 by DuPont Danisco enhances cellular immune activity in healthy elderly adults, according to a study published...
Asia/Middle East: Vitamin E may lower risk of acute kidney injury, researchers say
Acute kidney injury is quite a common adverse effect that associates with coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions.
Vitamin E may decrease the risk...