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NutraIngredients Immunity Series returns: Japan’s Kirin, Australia’s McPherson's Health and Hong Kong Covid-19 expert to star in APAC broadcasts

NutraIngredients Immunity Series returns: Japan’s Kirin, Australia’s McPherson's Health and Hong Kong Covid-19 expert to star in APAC broadcasts

NutraIngredients interactive broadcast series focusing on immunity is back for 2021, and today we can reveal the three keynote experts that will feature in the three APAC editions.

Safety and effectiveness more important than professional advice for Malaysians buying nutraceuticals – study

A nutraceutical that has clearly proven to be safe and effective is a more attractive factor than professional advice for urban Malaysians when choosing to buy a nutraceutical.

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Ubiquinol: Clinically-proven to help maintain healthy energy levels

2020 saw global consumer interest in health soar; recommendation by healthcare practitioners and consumption of Ubiquinol has accelerated and continues to grow

Senior-friendly future: South Korea lays out governance for elderly-friendly foods based on ingredient ratios

South Korea has finally laid out the governance rules for ‘elderly-friendly foods’ based on main ingredient ratios, with experts believing that this will have a significant impacts on a number of categories.

LISTEN: Prof Dr Anoop Misra on high blood glucose, its effects on COVID-19 risks, and useful functional foods

Pre-diabetes and diabetes are factors which could increase the risk of COVID-19 infections and mortality, and therefore the consumption of certain functional foods could be beneficial, says the guest who stars in the 17th episode of Nutra Champion podcast.

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AlphaWave L-Theanine: the key to the deep relaxation and the focused energy we need today?

L-Theanine increases relaxed alertness by increasing Alpha brainwave activity. ENI’s AlphaWave L-Theanine is clinically studied, highly purified and GRAS affirmed.

Multi-strain probiotics improve glycaemic control of patients with diabetic nephropathy – 12-week RCT

A combination of probiotic strains could improve glycaemic control when taken by patients with diabetic nephropathy, a 12-week RCT conducted in China has shown.

Energy bars in India: Happy Bars taps into health trend with new protein and vegan offerings

India energy bar brand Happy Bars will soon be launching a protein bar, followed by a vegan bar later down the road, as it seeks to cater to the rising demand for active nutrition and vegan products in the country.

Cholesterol lowering aid? Swisse to run human clinical trial on practitioner-only formula

Swisse is trialling the efficacy of its multi-ingredient, practitioner-only formula in reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level.

COVID-19 and APAC's nutra industry: All our coronavirus news...in one place

Here's your constantly updated snapshot of NutraIngredients-Asia's comprehensive COVID-19 coverage.

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Q’sai expands beauty and skin care portfolio, ventures into healthy ageing segment following acquisition ©Q'sai

Post acquisition expansion: Japan’s Q’sai looks to beauty-from-within and healthy ageing for new growth

Elevating the sn-2 palmitate level in the formula improved infants’ development of fine motor skills, and the beneficial effects of high sn-2 palmitate on infant neurodevelopment was associated with the increased gut Bifidobacteria level ©Getty Images

Infant neurodevelopment: Higher intake of sn-2 palmitate could improve fine motor skills and increase gut Bifidobacteria – China study

Processed food consumption has long been associated with the risk of all-cause mortality, diabetes, hypertension and obesity. ©GettyImages

Food science potential: How fibre-rich formulations could minimise gut and kidney harm caused by processed foods

In terms of women's health, sales of beauty-from-within products are growing in China, while that pregnancy-related supplements have slowed down. © Getty Images

Pregnancy supplement sales slow but beauty-from-within gathers momentum in China - Ali Health insights

Over 58,000 bottles of Doctor's Best NMN product were sold in China last year.

Doctor’s Best to expand NMN product line in China as sales hit nearly US$10m last year

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