Vitafoods Asia 2016 Conference Preview: Translating Science into Business Excellence

As more comprehensive studies are conducted around potentially beneficial ingredients, brand marketers are developing products to better aid targeted populations, whether by region or specific need. This issue features a sampling of articles from Vitafoods Asia speakers--some of the foremost names within academia and industry--providing leading-edge information for further advancement. Report takeaways include: * Asia Pacific is facing a nutrition crisis among reproductive-age women and young children; * Changes in plasma metabolite concentration could improve weight maintenance processes; * A majority of Asian countries have higher age-adjusted mortality from cardiovascular disease.