| From 15-May-2020 to 22-May-2020 |
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR | | | The NutraIngredients Immunity Webinar Series Join us as we bring together leading experts to explore the hottest topic for the nutrition sector right now - immunity. The series will uncover need-to-know insights into popular categories such as the microbiome, active nutrition, clinical research and botanicals. Register for free... Click Here | Researchers create accurate blood test to track fatty acid intake Researchers have developed a reliable and accurate blood test to track fatty acid intake - a tool that they say could guide public health policy on healthy eating... Read Ingredient shows promise in PMS relief: Study A recent peer-reviewed clinical trial revealed that an over-the-counter nutritional supplement containing oxaloacetate (OAA) and vitamin C significantly relieved PMS symptoms... Read NEWS IN BRIEF University of Rhode Island rolls out online cannabis studies certificate course for students and industry professionals URI has unveiled a new online Cannabis Studies program aimed at multiple positions in cannabis industry, from sales to lab technicians, and QA/QC to product development and manufacturing... Read Review: Athletes have healthier, more diverse guts, but why thatâs true is less clear Athletes have greater gut diversity and more functional pathways within their microbiota than do their more sedentary peers. Why these facts are true is less clear, wrote the authors of a new comprehensive review... Read From brains to hearts, muscles and immunity: Review highlights omega-3 benefits for athletes The first ever new systematic review of fish oil supplementation research in athletes adds strong support to a wide range of benefits of omega-3 supplementation for active individuals... Read Commercial prebiotics may âtalkâ to cells when exhibiting gut benefits, scientists say Commercially available prebiotics have the potential to directly increase intestinal integrity and function, say scientists as they believe these carbohydrates âcrosstalkâ with cells to encode biological information... Read |
Canadian cannabis giant enters US market Canada's Aurora Cannabis Inc. just announced it will acquire American hemp retailer Reliva LLC. The duo expects to be positioned as a meaningful player in the United States, the worldâs largest cannabinoid market... Read COMMENTARY Research confirming consumersâ confusion points to yawning gap in CBD market surveillance The ongoing CBD regulatory logjam has stunted the development of responsible, informative health claims for these products. Iâve speculated in these pages before that this will lead consumers to make it up as they go along. Two new studies seem to confirm this is happening... Read AHPAâs McGuffin: âWhen Americans believe their health is at risk, they turn to natural productsâ Speaking via video, Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), discussed a range of issues, from new supplement users sticking with the products, voicing support for recent FDA/FTC actions against egregious drug claims, and why FDA must act soon on the hemp-CBD question... Watch now NEWS IN BRIEF Supply woes cut Cloroxâs supplement sales, but sanitizer demand more than fills gap Based on strong sales of its cleaning products, The Clorox Company has increased its stock dividend. But supply bottlenecks meant sales of the companyâs dietary supplements fell, bucking an industry trend... Read Weighing the risks of CBD in sports nutrition As cannabis legalization spreads across the country, professional sports leagues are updating their policies, while some players update their portfolios... Read Herbalife to pay $123 million fine in tentative settlement of China bribery case Network marketing giant Herbalife has announced an agreement in principle with US authorities over a bribery scandal in China. The reported pact, which includes a $123 million fine, was part of the companyâs first quarter earnings report, which came in better than expected... Read Natureâs Sunshine rides immune health demand to strong sales despite pandemic-related declines in Asia Natureâs Sunshine reversed years of sales declines in North America as demand for immune health products surged. This more than compensated for coronavirus-related sales declines in Asian markets... Read GOED Chief: âMarch was incredible for sales, April may have been slowerâ As has been reported for other dietary supplement categories, âMarch was an incredible monthâ for the omega-3 category, but reports are that those levels have not been maintained through April, said Ellen Schutt, executive director of GOED... Watch now GNC succeeds in getting critical debt payment pushed back to August Supplement retailing giant GNC seems to have prevailed in its high stakes negotiations with its lenders. Bloomberg Law reported yesterday that the company won a postponement until August of a major payment that could have caused the company to sink into bankruptcy... Read OTA asks USDA for funding flexibility, remote inspections and increased enforcement during pandemic The Organic Trade Association is calling on the US Department of Agriculture to help ease mounting pressure on the organic supply chain posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by increasing flexibility for inspections and the disbursement of funds related to certification, marketing and food assistance... Read |
Nutracast Podcast: Dr. Paul Clayton on cellular aging In recent years, research on aging has seen some major advancements, including the discovery that the rate of aging is controlled, at least to some extent. And according to Dr. Paul Clayton, who has researched, written and presented about the process of cellular aging, oneâs chronological age and biological age are not necessarily the same. He says some people age faster than their calendar years, while others age more slowly... Listen now | |