The government of India has recently approved the strengthening and restructuring of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme with special focus on pregnant and lactating mothers and children under three. The restructured and strengthened ICDS
A study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics shows that older women who consume more dairy may maintain muscle mass that often diminishes with old age.A total of 1,456 women,
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has announced new guidelines to streamline the product approval procedure with due consideration to the safety of food and public health, in supersession of earlier advisories, food
Herbalife has also appointed Steven Dentali as Vice-President, botanical sciences. Dentali has 22 years experience in the US herbal and dietary supplement industry and is recognized as an authority on botanical product quality issues. Dentali
Global nutrition company, Herbalife has appointed Monica Wood as Vice-President, Consumer & Distributor Insights. In this role, Ms Wood will help advance Herbalife’s commitment to on-going, in-depth market research. Wood joins Herbalife from MWA, where
At the 54th AGM of Nestlé India held on May 9 in Delhi, the shareholders re-elected Dr Swati A Piramal as non-executive Director of the company. Dr Piramal has been on the Board since August
Etienne Benet will take over as Managing Director of Nestlé India with from October 1. The company has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) about the appointment. Benet will replace Antonio Helio Waszyk, current Chairman
The concept of brand is not new and brands have become business assets. Unplanned brand management can lay waste to decades of work, says Sunil Shetty, Planning Services Director at Draftfcb Ulka.One of the first
Chronic health conditions such as cystic fibrosis, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome require patients to adhere to prescribed diets, usually for a lifetime. Complying with these restrictive diets is difficult for anyone,
Disease management has articulated a new platform not just of dietary and nutrient targets, but of individual’s complex relationship to its environmental components ecological, societal and behavioral aspects in relation to chronic diseases beyond causative