The most-read stories last month included 2022 nutrition trends forecast by Nestle, Morinaga, Nestle Malaysia's glucose control supplement launch, an exclusive interview with Culturelle on probiotic trends in China and more.
We spoke with industry experts from Nestle, Morinaga, Max Biocare and Shiseido to find out their 2022 predictions for health and nutrition trends, spanning insights across healthy ageing, infant nutrition, kids', women's, and men's health.
From China to South Korea, Australia, India, and South East Asia, we bring you the latest regulatory developments facing the nutrition sector in 2022.
A veteran pharmacist has revealed the trending categories in Australia's supplements sector and also proposed how innovation could better follow the path of the latest medical developments.
Nestle Malaysia has launched a website assessing pre-diabetic risk for the public alongside its new glucose control supplement.
Probiotic specialist Culturelle is witnessing strong growth in China for its products targeted at women's intimate health and weight management, alongside products for digestion.
Probiotics have boomed in China in recent years, accounting for almost half of Asia's sales, but the nation's infant nutrition market has begun slow, leading experts to call for more innovation and products with added functionality.
South Korean regulator the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is removing spirulina's skin health functional claim and has also changed the requirements of eight other raw materials.
The consumption of high cocoa dark chocolate has shown to improve mood and gut microbiome diversity, says a three-week RCT conducted in South Korea.
ASX-listed Fiji Kava says it is anticipating strong demand for its kava drinking powder following a lift on the import ban into country, first imposed in 2007.
Health foods that claim to strengthen the immunity, aid memory improvement, alleviate physical fatigue etc may need to undergo scientific reassessment, such as redoing animal experiments or human trials, the Chinese authorities have proposed.
