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Westhaven Dairies' omega-3 yogurt won the Food Innovation Award from the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology last year.

Producers of 'world's first' naturally occurring omega-3 yogurt target Asia exports

A Tasmanian dairy which is said to have launched the world's first yogurt made from milk containing naturally occurring omega-3 is seeing sales growing by 30% year-on-year — and it is now targeting exports to Asia.

New Zealand's DHA supplement product enters China's retail stores

Kiwi firm Unipharm's DHA algal oil candy, as well as a range of its other supplements, successfully entered China's brick-and-mortar stores last month.

Fermented probiotic beverage found to have limited effects on ulcerative colitis: Japanese study

A fermented vegetable beverage containing probiotics has intestinal benefits in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients, but not against UC itself.

'Hunt down markets first': How Aussie firms can be successful in APAC's aged care market

Nutrition firms interested in aged care should "hunt down markets first" instead of banking on their existing products and trying to push them into different sectors.

Experts say Cochrane review that finds little support for CVD benefits of omega-3s fails to properly weigh 'totality of evidence'

A new review from Cochrane has come to the conclusion that there is not enough evidence to support the effects of omega-3s on forestalling heart disease, stroke or death.

China in Focus — Sports Nutrition: Sector is soaring…but how much is going under the radar?

Speak to any industry insider in China and one of the hottest topics is sports nutrition — everyone agrees that the sector is soaring, even if nobody is sure by exactly how much.

WATCH: Why sarcopenia will soon be as well understood by consumers as osteoporosis

Growing understanding of sarcopenia among the region's medical community is now filtering down to consumers, who will be increasingly looking for preventive supplement solutions.