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nutraingredients.com | Nicholas Robinson |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
The controversial president’s much anticipated tariffs on countries across the world have been announced, landing the EU with a 20% rate and the UK 10%, despite previous indications the latter could escape. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has already warned the tariffs will cause “massive suffering” to the global economy. Though she remains hopeful the US/EU relationship might still move forward from “confrontation to negotiation”, she said.
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nutraingredients.com | Olivia Haslam |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
“This iteration of the awards had the most categories so far, and within that, we can really see some key trends taking shape,” she said. “Even within very specific areas, there were some surprising spaces where we get a hint of what the industry will see more of.”Microbiome modulation As Hudson explained, a key category for the awards was microbiome modulation, both across ingredient and product submissions.
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nutraingredients.com | Louisa Richards |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
Data from a randomized-controlled trial that compared meat eaters to meat-and-berry eaters found that fecal samples from berry eaters had higher amounts of protective nutrients that reduced the viability of cancer cells. Writing in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, scientists from the Human Microbiome Research Program and the Department of Food and Nutrition at the University of Helsinki concluded that berries may protect against colorectal cancer development.
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3 weeks ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Danielle Masterson |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
As founder and director of the Sustainable Herbs Initiative, Dr. Armbrecht revealed how the quality of herbal products directly correlates with the well-being of those who harvest them. Her work challenges the conventional herb industry by advocating for more equitable, mindful practices that honor both the plants and the people who cultivate them.
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3 weeks ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Olivia Haslam |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
Published in the journal Nutrients, the study from researchers in the Republic of Korea evaluated the effects of the Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LMT1-48strain produced by Medytox Inc. compared to a placebo in 120 overweight participants.
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nutraingredients.com | Louisa Richards |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
The study, published in Nature Medicine, examined the association between eight different long-term dietary patterns, ultra-processed food consumption and healthy aging. It is reportedly one of few studies to evaluate dietary association using a multidimensional model that assesses physical, cognitive and mental health as markers of aging.
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nutraingredients.com | Claudia Adrien |Danielle Masterson |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
What if these protocols could be captured through AI and personally tailored to the individual? Thoryn Stephens, a molecular biologist by training, set out to answer that question, creating Brain.One—a platform that captures biometric data from wearables and inputs it into an AI model to generate personalized health protocols. Brain.One offers more than 2,000 protocols for free, recommending everything from cold plunges to dementia prevention steps.
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3 weeks ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Danielle Masterson |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
Copenhagen is Denmark’s capital city and home to 1.3 million people. It’s a place where bicycles outnumber cars and colorful buildings line iconic waterways. The city is also a hub for fermentation innovation.
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3 weeks ago | 
nutraingredients.com | Olivia Haslam |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
Writing in the Journal of Menopausal Medicine researchers in India explored whether standardized aqueous extracts of ashwagandha and shatavari, alone or in combination, would alleviate menopause symptoms, improve vascular function, regulate bone turnover and reduce inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in women between the ages of 40 and 55.
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nutraingredients.com | Danielle Masterson |Olivia Haslam |Horphag Research |Nutraceutical Trends
The senior scientist in microbiome at Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences was one of the researchers that helped to uncover Bifidobacterium longum subsp. iuvenis, which acts as a “transitional specialist” in babies’ digestive systems. Dr. Sakwinska explained that this unique microbe demonstrates an exceptional ability to process both breast milk compounds and solid food components, effectively creating a bridge during one of the most crucial dietary transitions in human development.
