Vitamins & Minerals

What recent research is teaching us about the health benefits of vitamin supplementation

Researchers found that maternal vitamin D deficiency during early pregnancy was associated with a “nearly two-fold increased risk of [multiple sclerosis] in the offspring.”

Innova Market Insights gives us a quick look at why, how, and where dietary supplements are launching today.

The relaxation dietary supplements market looks pumped with promising new ingredients and research.

Industry, take note! Dietary supplements of all stripes (herbal, botanical, vitamins, minerals, marine-based, and others) are the subjects of numerous NIH research studies and clinical trials this year.

Many are pegging this year as the year for brain health.

Move over, magnesium! Here comes zinc.

One new recommendation is turning heads: a specific limit on added-sugar consumption.

Traditional iron supplements can be off-putting due to a strong metallic taste, and they can also be hard to digest, leading to side effects like nausea and constipation. Microencapsulation may help.

The supplements industry is surviving-even thriving-in a difficult year.

“The conflict between a high iron requirement and the risk of side effects when using high doses of iron supplement can only be solved in one way-by improving the iron uptake," says Probi AB.

The following slides shine light on the latest mineral research, showing how much we’ve learned about minerals’ value, and how much we have yet to find out.

The monograph is now part of The U.S. Pharmacopeia’s (USP) Dietary Supplements Compendium.

Nutralliance’s new RavEtol is a non-GMO and non-soy vitamin E ingredient.

A new animal study suggests Vitamin K2 as MK-7 may inhibit calcification in the aorta and myocardium.

Calcium’s bone-health effects depend heavily on the actions of several other vitamins and minerals, including vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin K2, and zinc.

Delavau's fortification technology can create chocolate with calcium content equal to a glass of milk.

Formulating beverages can be an especially challenging task, and not every solution that is available on the market will be suitable.

More than 80% of consumers realize these supplements are just one part of a healthy diet, according to survey.

A number of catalysts are now spurring interest in this shortfall nutrient.

Currently, the vast majority of natural vitamin E sold in the United States hails from refined soybean oil.

A new review paper suggests the popular drugs for lowering cholesterol may actually be “mitochondrial toxins.”

Vitamin K2-especially when combined with minerals and also with multivitamins and oils like krill oil-can present stability problems, the firm says.

Widespread deficiency and a diversity of high-demand health benefits are moving choline into the spotlight in 2015.

A newly published intervention trial confirms what previous population-based studies have till now only hinted at.