Edible red seaweed burns fat as well as restricting weight gain: Korean study
Extract from edible red seaweed (Gelidium amansi) helped trim down unwanted fat off diet-induced obese (DIO) mice, a study discovered.
Archives for March 14, 2017
Six stand-out functional food and supplement trends from Indonesia
From consumer spending to retailer awareness, we pinpoint six of the most pressing functional food and supplement trends ahead of next week’s HI South East Asia exhibition and conference in Jakarta.
Indian wellness firm to enter nutraceutical space via new acquisition
Indian wellness and beauty company VLCC plans to acquire three new companies, including a nutraceutical firm.
The ‘enormous challenge’ of ageing China’s cognitive and physical health needs revealed
China’s ageing population has poorer cognitive and physical function compared with their counterparts from 10 years ago, according to the largest study of its kind, published in The Lancet.
Sarcopenia and poor nutrition: Significant association found in elderly Chinese population
Malnutrition is a prime risk factor for older Chinese adults suffering from sarcopenia, an age-related condition of declining skeletal muscle mass and function.
Why schizophrenia may be the leading health consequence of the Great China famine
A new systematic re-analysis of prenatal exposure to the Great Chinese Famine of 1959-61 suggests that schizophrenia may have been the leading health consequence.