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WATCH: Glanbia China to focus on lifestyle nutrition on back of sports nutrition success

Glanbia Nutritionals is seeking to propel its growth in China via general lifestyle nutrition, in addition to its sports nutrition stronghold, with a key focus on creating new concepts in tandem with its customers.

Turning waste into use: Japan firm uses unwanted sika deer for supplements to boost male vitality

Japanese firm Health Business Info Co. is using sika deer, which is overabundant in the country, to make supplements for improving male vitality.

Mānuka honey woes: NZ firms urge government to 'act quickly to reduce harm' wrought by new regulations

Honey companies and Maori collectives have met with Kiwi government representatives at a hui (Maori assembly), seeking faster government action and a better solution to issues wrought by recently implemented mānuka honey regulations.

TeaCrine plus caffeine may help maintain energy & offer cognitive benefits: Soccer study

Pairing theacrine with caffeine may improve reaction times and increase or maintain energy in soccer players, says a new study from Rutgers University.

Study hails chitin-glucan’s prebiotic ability to ‘shape bifidobacterial gut communities’

Chitin-glucan (CG) is an effective novel prebiotic, say researchers who believe this compound could supplement the diet to boost bifidobacteria numbers and their benefits to gut health.

Indian innovations in probiotics and functional food shine as incubator drives production and commercialisation

Indian entrepreneur incubation hub Biovalley Incubation Council has announced the five start-up products it will fund in the nutrition and biotechnology sectors, among them a high-protein chilli and a novel probiotic technology that speeds up fermentation.

Direct selling firm Plexus Worldwide makes first foray into APAC with gut health and weight management range

US-based direct-selling health and wellness firm Plexus Worldwide recently launched in Australia, signifying its first step into the Asia-Pacific region.