The sports nutrition world in Latin America is experiencing a fast-paced and seismic shift, which sees it move out of the performance, athlete-rich arena into a wider, health-centered sphere.
A trio of organizations calls out food production giant, Unilever, for failing to achieve key nutrition promises on fortification in Mexico, its announces in its joint report.
Brazilian health regulatory agency, ANVISA, invites people to provide their feedback and recommendations on nutritional labeling on the country’s food produce.
Supplements of curcumin from turmeric may improve endothelial function, according to a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials.
Underdiagnosis, insufficient intervention methods, the prevalence of diabetes and a lack of contemporary primary care approaches to nutrition and weight, are causing an obesity crisis in Mexico, a recent study reveals.
Plant-based ingredient player Roquette has released its fiber consumer survey results in a bid to increase our understanding of the perceptions around fiber in our diets.
Throughout Pan-America, schools and communities are celebrating Wellness Week 2019. Their aim is to “build healthy schools” to promote the importance of access to health for students around the world.
Leading personal care producer, Genomma Lab Internacional, and nutrition and health specialists, UP International, enter an exclusive agreement to expand infant nutrition.
The path forward for the sale of CBD consumer products in Latin America may be constrained by high price points and the region's patchwork of regulations, but a few countries are setting the stage for a CBD retail market, according to Brightfield...
The World Food Programme (WFP) announces the country’s new behavior change communication strategy to promote healthy eating habits and reduce child malnutrition.
Adding baru nuts to the diet may increase the activity of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in overweight and obese Brazilian women, says a new study.
The World Health Organization (WHO) urges the globe to place more emphasis on nutrition in health as it has the real potential to save more 3.7 million lives by 2025.
Front-of-pack labeling of nutritional bars with ‘high protein’ claims can drive consumer choice, especially among men, but only if it wasn’t associated with higher calories, says a new study from Colombian and Spanish scientists.
As sustainability e-commerce platform, Denda, injects capital into its nutrition and health-focused brand, we spoke to the company’s CEO Felipe Parragué to find out more about its environmental stance and growth plans.
While healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and demographics all influence the vitamin and dietary supplement (VDS) segments in Latin America, adhering to price sensitivities proves a fundamental part of growth. We take a look at the region with Olivia...
Health and wellness brand, GNC Holdings, announced a partnership with professional retail operator, BFG Brasil Comercial de Vitaminas LTDA, to help grow its brand awareness and reputation in Brazil.
Despite challenges to entry, there is growing consumer appeal in the Brazilian sports nutrition market. We talk pricing, politics and product innovation with Tom Morgan, Senior Market Analyst at Lumina Intelligence.
Powdered turmeric may help with asthma control in children, suggests a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial from Brazil.
As the internet and direct selling channels prove popular routes to market for sports nutrition brands in Colombia, we explore the segments and players leading the landscape and the challenges they face, with market research provider, Euromonitor International.
