Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two thirds) of global food and drinks launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.

Calcium and phosphorus are vital to maintain healthy teeth and bones. Innophos’ VersaCAL Clear provides beverage manufacturers with an effective nutrient combination in a free-flowing, odorless blend that contains 15% elemental calcium and 24% phosphorus.

Glanbia Nutritionals is a leading provider of micronutrient premixes and a supplier of nutritional and functional food, beverage and supplement solutions.

Many Americans take zinc supplements to zap colds, and a new study seeks to explain how the mineral works.

Jungbunzlauer is focusing on the need in the marketplace for calcium supplementation.

This two-article series focuses on the different nutritional stages of a consumer’s life. Part 2, this article, provides an overview of the nutrition needs of teenagers, Baby Boomers and seniors. Part 1 touches on needs during pregnancy, infancy and childhood. Please see the link in the article.

Calcium is an essential macronutrient whose primary function is the mineralisation of the skeleton (it is about 25% of bone dry weight and represents an average of 1,5% body weight). Calcium enrichment helps to compensate for diets deficient in calcium and helps fight against osteoporosis.

There are almost 3.5 billion males in the world, and 57% are between the ages of 20-65 years old. This huge market of almost 2 billion adult men is in the prime of their productivity.

The high-purity, food-grade potassium chloride produced by K+S KALI GmbH, called KaliSel, will be used to market potassium chloride KCl FCC, FAO, WHO, E 508 in its already proven, excellent quality.

Glutathione is an endogenously produced compound that protects the body against the bombardment of free radicals. Lifestyle choices may put the population at risk for glutathione deficiency.