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Chinese boom: How probiotics and e-commerce are changing China's supplement industry

Probiotics and e-commerce are two of the most prominent priorities for Chinese consumers when it comes to dietary supplements, according to a Mintel report on 2018's top supplement trends in China.

Southern Cross University reveals how $10m Blackmores Foundation donation will help transform naturopathy education

Southern Cross University (SCU) has provided NutraIngredients-Asia with more details on how the $10m donation made by Blackmores boss Marcus Blackmore and his wife Caroline will be used to fund a new centre, courses and research.

Probiotic supplementation may protect premature infants from NEC: Australian population study

Probiotic supplementation may protect pre-term infants from necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) by increasing the abundance of Bifidobacterium in their gut microbiota, say researchers in Australia.

Entity Health hones in on Australian pharmacy expansion amid 'anti-hangover' supplement launch

Australian nutraceutical brand Entity Health is targeting ‘exponential growth’ in its home market through the pharmacy route, and has launched an anti-hangover supplement called LiviUP.

Pharmavite-backed study makes the case for new method to increase bioavailability of omega-3

Omega-3 fats delivered using a proprietary self-micro-emulsifying system may be more bioavailable to the human body than the standard ethyl ester formulation, according to a new study funded by Pharmavite.

Green tea catechin study retraction becomes the 12th for nutrition researcher

Journal chief editors cite "unavailability of original data and records, and ambiguous identification of samples and treatments" as to why the publication retracted six papers by a nutritional researcher — his 12th in total.

Growth in China's functional gummy market expected to accelerate as regulatory environment changes: Sirio Pharma

The industry can expect to see a boom in China's functional gummy market as the regulatory environment relaxes, according to Chinese supplement manufacturer Sirio Pharma.

Gencor aims to create new supplement category with anti-stress weight management product

Gencor Pacific hopes to introduce a new supplement and functional food category with Slimaluma, its brand of Caralluma fimbriata extract (CFE), after the first human RCT on the product's anti-stress effects reported positive results.

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The age phenomenon: How demographic shifts are creating new health needs and opportunities

The world is in the early years of an unprecedented “age phenomenon” that will reshape societies. After centuries in which relatively few people lived past 60 years old, the number of people hitting that milestone is now rising rapidly. One result of...