News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Nutrition has the power to make or break the vast majority of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – but not enough nutrition or food firms are pledging to help solve the problems of hunger, malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
The small number of dieticians in Thailand’s hospitals along with the absence of national guidelines for nutrition screening and assessment are hampering efforts to make early interventions with patients who are at risk of malnutrition.
Analysis of the top 20 claims of new health supplement launches in China between 2014-16 shows products targeting female and seniors are on the rise, with claims related to bone, cardiovascular and brain health increasing rapidly. But is this want...
Research from China suggests that rutin extracted from mulberries acts as an activator of brown adipose tissue (BAT) to facilitate weight loss.
Arecoline - the stimulant component of areca nuts – could have anti-cancer properties, despite evidence linking it to oral and oesophageal cancer.