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Researchers identified zinc as one of the most important essential trace metals in human nutrition and lifestyle in a new review article in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, published June 21 by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

SOS Hydration Inc., San Francisco, says its namesake product, SOS, is a “new healthy rehydration drink comprising the right balance of electrolytes for optimum hydration.”

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.