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Beta alanine trial fails to show effect on swimming performance

Supplementation with beta alanine failed to show any performance benefit in a trial done with competitive swimmers in Brazil.

Avocado pulp may speed post-exercise cardiovascular recovery: RCT

Consuming avocado pulp prior to aerobic exercise may accelerate cardiovascular recovery after exercise, with blood pressure and heart rate returning to normal levels faster than placebo, suggests a small study from Brazil.

‘Microbial Noah’s Ark’to preserve the diversity of human microbiota

A new biobank known as the Microbiota Vault recently received the go ahead to move on to the pilot stage: The ultimate goal is to gather beneficial microorganisms from human populations whose microbiomes are uncompromised by antibiotics, processed diets...

What’s happening in the HMO space?

DuPont recently announced the launch of a new human milk oligosaccharide (HMO), we take a look at the current understanding around these exciting ingredients.

Supplier debuts concentrated acerola extract with high level of ‘natural’ vitamin C

An ingredient supplier based in California but with significant operations in Brazil has staked a new claim in the natural vitamin C fray with a new concentrated acerola ingredient.

Centinela: Remember the name

People who would like to put a damper on apocalyptic projections of the effects of climate change and habitat destruction like to focus on the fact that we’ll get through this, that life will find a way. There’s no doubting this (the world is not about...