Vitamin E is perennially prized as an ingredient in health-and-wellness foods due to its high antioxidant value and its ability to lend flexibility to red blood cells, improving circulation and helping foster normal blood clotting and healing, among other benefits. ...More
Consumers don’t get enough dietary fiber, so formulators are designing more foods fortified with fiber-rich ingredients—many of which have a near-invisible presence in products. ...More
A report released Nov. 30 by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) at the request of the U.S. and Canadian governments concluded current dietary reference intakes (DRIs) of calcium and vitamin D for bone health are mostly adequate and supplementation is largely unnecessary. The ...More
Individuals trying to lose weight by following a popular diet plan may also lose valuable vitamins and minerals along with those pounds, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2010 June; 7:24). ...More
New research from Mintel reveals fiber is noticeably absent from the typical American diet. In fact, one in three respondents to a recent survey consider their diet to be healthy, but only one in five report actively looking for and buying products with added health claims. ...More
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