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Brand new: Amwayโs longevity and gut health focus, NYO3’s krill oil strategy and more
Amway expands Nutrilite range with longevity, health span, gut microbiome solutions – WATCHโ Amway is paying more attention to longevity, health span, and gut microbiome as it expands the range of products and solutions for its flagship brand Nutrilite. The brand celebrates its 90thโ year anniversary this year and has been looking at how it…
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Cornelian cherry improves cardiometabolic outcomes: Study
The researchers from Romania and Germany conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and included six eligible studies incorporatingย a total ofย 415 participants.ย โThe results of the current meta-analysis suggested that supplementation with cornelian cherry may contribute to beneficial effects on certain risk factors linked to cardiometabolic diseases,โ they wrote in the journalย Nutrients.โย โIncorporating cornelian cherry…
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Trend tracker: Fish oil supply, innovation in ginseng, krill oil and more
Australia aims to take back Chinaโs no. 1 health supplements exporter spot from the USโโ Australia is aiming to topple the US as Chinaโs number one health supplements exporter โ a title which it first held in 2018 โ on the back of warming political relations and market-focused NPD. Australia became Chinaโs largest exporter for…
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Womenโs health webinar unveils major white space for bone health support
Lina Chan, director of womenโs health at retail giant Holland & Barrett, noted during the webinarโ that along with having a longer life expectancy, women are likely to spend more time in ill-health than men. โWe need to help women move away from disease states to a much more proactive attitude, and the way to…
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Researchers question the math in recent omega-3 atrial fibrillation study
The analysis was based on data from more than 400,000 participants in the UK Biobank study, a long-term investigation of the genetic and environmental factors of disease. Now, omega-3 experts are questioning the statistical significance ofย the findings. According to Aldo Bernasconi, vice president of data science at the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s…
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NutraCast: Is aronia berry the next elderberry? Mintel thinks so.
โAronia berry is an interesting ingredient to watch,โ Mattucci said. โWhat I think is really interesting about it is it’s extremely high antioxidant content. We see that this berry is being used right now in North America primarily for a source of natural color. It’s also being used for natural color in Europe. But it’s…
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NutraCast: Is aronia berry the next elderberry? Mintel thinks so.
โAronia berry is an interesting ingredient to watch,โ Mattucci said. โWhat I think is really interesting about it is it’s extremely high antioxidant content. We see that this berry is being used right now in North America primarily for a source of natural color. It’s also being used for natural color in Europe. But it’s…
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Precision nutrition could be key to improving global cardiometabolic health
As Dr. Suzan Wopereis, principal scientist at the Dutch applied research organization TNO, explained during a presentation, nutrition is becoming evermore personal as the industry creates more tools to quantify the impact of lifestyle on health.ย โThere is a growing consensus that environment and lifestyle habits, including diet, make us vulnerable to chronic diseases like…
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Fish oil consumption leads to mixed outcomes for prevention of cardiovascular events
However, the research highlights that the supplements could also be beneficial, slowing the progression of poor cardiovascular health and lowering the risk of death. These mixed findings were part of a large-scale study in the United Kingdom of 415,737 participants and was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. โโWhen we divided major adverse…
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GOED launches Special Achievement Program to spotlight high accuracy quantification
The program is open for applications from all labs that have participated in the AOCS-GOED Nutraceutical Oil Laboratory Proficiency Programโย (LPP). The ‘Special Achievement’ designation will be given to qualifying laboratories for a one-year term, valid from July 1 to June 30. During this period, GOED will actively promote these laboratories to its members and the…