Nutrition Supplements News

October 26, 2012 – While Omega-3 essential fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish and grass-fed livestock—are necessary for human body functioning, their effects on the working memory of healthy young adults have not been studied until now. In the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have determined that healthy […]

September 4, 2012 — An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable with a common nutritional supplement. The findings are published in the September 6, 2012 online issue of Science. […]

August 13, 2012 — “People are being pushed toward unhealthy choices without even realizing it,” says Margo Wootan, Director of Nutrition Policy at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). With more than one third of adult Americans considered to be obese, and 12.5 million children and adolescents likely to become obese adults, […]

August 6 — Adding vitamin B12 to standard hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment significantly boosts the body’s ability to keep the virus at bay, indicates a pilot study published online in the journal Gut. The effects were particularly strong in patients whose infection was proving difficult to treat effectively, the findings showed. Between 60% and […]

August 1, 2012 — A new study concludes that among older adults – especially those who are frail – low levels of vitamin D can mean a much greater risk of death. The randomized, nationally representative study found that older adults with low vitamin D levels had a 30 percent greater risk of death than […]

July 23, 2012 — Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of smoking on lung function, according to a new study from researchers in Boston. “We examined the relationship between […]

July 12, 2012 — This market research report package offers an in-depth perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for vitamins and provitamins in top 10 global markets. The analyses provide essential market information for decision-makers including: United States, China, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, India and Canada.   The […]

July 6, 2012 — Frequently recommended in weight-loss diets, dietary proteins have proven effectiveness thanks to their appetite-suppressing effects. A team led by Gilles Mithieux, Director of Inserm’s Unit 855 “Nutrition and the Brain” in Lyon, has managed to explain the biological mechanisms behind these properties. The researchers describe in detail the chain reactions triggered […]

June 29, 2012 – The rising population of aging health-conscious consumers is driving demand for food products that support good health now, as well as medicinal treatment for conditions that arise in later years, according to a panel discussion at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2012 Annual Meeting & Food Expo. There are 78 […]