Tag: wellness
Europe: DuPont helps develop nutritious sherbet for patients
DuPont Nutrition & Health, a Danish hospital and ice cream manufacturer are developing nutritious ice cream products for hospital patients at risk of undernourishment.
They...
Americas: Consumers take charge of their health, wellness
US consumers will take a personal approach to their health and wellness in 2017, reports The NPD Group.
Wearable devices that track footsteps and apps...
Americas: Associations release guidelines for handling probiotic items
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the International Probiotics Association (IPA) have...
Americas: Omega-3 intake lowers CHD risk
EPA and DHA omega-3s reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to results of a meta-analysis published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings...
Asia Pacific: Indian nutraceutical company receives US$35M in funding
The Everstone Group has invested US$35 million in India' OmniActive Health Technologies Ltd (OmniActive) to accelerate its growth in the nutraceuticals space.
The deal...
Americas: ChromaDex opens US$1M facility
ChromaDex Corporation has opened its 10,000-square-foot research and development center in Longmont, Colorado.
Costing nearly US$1 million, the facility has laboratories that will support the...
Americas: High intake of saturated fats increases risk of heart disease
Consuming high amounts of four major saturated fatty acids—found in red meat, dairy fat, butter, lard, and palm oil—may increase risk of coronary heart...
Americas: Over eating red meat may not harm the heart, say...
Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood...
Americas: Snacks go on the healthy track
Fruit-based snack launches has more than doubled from less than 8% to nearly 18%, over the past five years, according to Innova Market Insights.
This...
Asia Pacific: MitoQ releases two ‘super nutraceuticals’
New Zealand-based MitoQ has launched two 'super nutraceuticals' designed to assist in aging with vitality.
MitoQ is a mitochondria-targeting antioxidant developed at the University of...