Archives for January 4, 2023

China's salt reduction strategy: Mixed results from town-level interventions as nation strives to slash intakes

Town-level efforts to reduce salt intake in China have had mix results, say researchers, who argue that reduction strategies are going to take several years to trickle down.

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Nutraceuticals in SEA e-commerce: Where do the opportunities lie and what more could be done?

With South East Asia (SEA) one of the fastest-growing region for e-commerce, we speak to Amazon Singapore and e-commerce enabler firm CREA on the outlook and opportunities for health and nutrition brands in the e-commerce space.

Indian botanical supplier Arishina Life Sciences addresses pesticides, traceability challenges

Pesticides contamination and traceability are among the top five concerns that nutraceutical brands have when procuring botanicals, according to Kerala-based Arishina Life Sciences, which has implemented a number of measures to mitigate these challenges.

Folic acid and iodine supplementation speeds up conception rate – new study

Dietary supplementation of folic acid and iodine could boost fertility rate, while evening primrose oil is associated with a longer time to pregnancy (TTP), say Singapore researchers.