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September in review - Nutrition Insight

September in review: 2027 nutrition trends, omega-3 supply shock & Nestlé VMS sale

Longevity support, microbiome science, metabolic health innovations, and sourcing challenges shaped the supplement sector last month. In our September review, Nutrition Insight explores some of the month’s biggest stories, including Innova Market Insights’ preview of the top nutrition trends expected to shape the industry in 2027. Challenges in omega-3 supplies and EU regulations on botanicals are pushing decision-making earlier in the product development process, while California’s governor signed a health bill package, which bans sales of weight-loss supplements to minors. 
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Precision nutrition needs proven outcomes, not just test data, experts say
Precision nutrition incorporates DNA tests, microbiome kits, and tracking applications — and consumers are increasingly incorporating these emerging technologies to support their diets, fitness, and health journeys at home. Nutrition Insight speaks with Clasado Biosciences, ADM, and Plug and Play to convey what precision nutrition means today and what science can support. 
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ACLM pitches lifestyle medicine to address chronic disease and planetary health
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) has published a position paper suggesting that “lifestyle medicine” offers an evidence-based practical framework to jointly address public health threats of chronic diseases and growing global environmental challenges such as biodiversity loss and climate change. ACLM’s lifestyle medicine concept is a multi-pronged approach tackling the root causes of chronic illnesses through optimizing food-based nutrition interventions, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, and stress management.
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Top Nutrition Trends 2027
In this exclusive webinar, Innova Market Insights’ president and co-founder, Lu Ann Williams, will reveal the leading nutrition trends expected to shape 2027.The session will examine how scientific advances, changing lifestyle needs, and cost-of-living pressures are driving consumer priorities across the nutrition, nutraceutical, and supplement industries. Backed by global research, it will highlight growth opportunities in metabolic health, targeted energy, functional formats, diverse diets, and synergistic ingredients.Our expert panel will share practical strategies to help brands adapt to these market changes, identify emerging opportunities, and align product innovations with evolving consumer needs while maintaining a competitive edge in a fast-moving marketplace.
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Beneo sees prebiotics moving beyond gut health in APAC

Peen Ern Goh, senior manager of Nutrition Communication, Asia Pacific (APAC) at Beneo, discussed consumer perceptions of metabolic health, challenges in communicating nutrition science, and prebiotic benefits beyond gut health that would resonate in APAC. She said that sugar reduction continues to be a rising trend in the region and that gut health is increasingly linked to broader areas of well-being, including weight management and mood.

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Review finds no clear link between GLP-1 use and adverse pregnancy outcomes in...
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A review investigating the impact of GLP-1 medications on pregnancy outcomes for women with diabetes has found that, in most cases, these drugs are not associated with poor outcomes. However, the study authors and independent experts caution against overinterpreting the results. The number of pregnant women with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes is increasing globally, the authors stress. This makes it crucial to optimize metabolic health before conception — making women as healthy as possible by improving blood sugar management and weight loss.
Consumer study links Thorne’s Creatine + Alpha-GPC to focus and energy gains
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An open-label consumer study conducted by Thorne indicates that adults supplementing with the company’s Creatine + Alpha-GPC (alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine) product for 30 days reported improved outcomes in better focus, mental clarity, motivation, energy, and endurance. The study, which the company has not yet published, involved 105 healthy, physically and mentally active adults. After supplementing with the product for 30 days, participants self-reported benefits they observed early in the study. The research did not include a placebo group for comparison and its’ open-label design meant that participants knew what they were taking.
Plug and Play eyes GLP-1 companion nutrition as microbiome’s next frontier
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The microbiome nutrition space is growing rapidly, with start-ups emerging as scientific understanding and AI technologies continually expand. Plug and Play believes that this next wave of microbiome solutions can be successful for industry players who pair AI and big data. The innovation platform tells Nutrition Insight about whether “microbiome companions” could enhance GLP-1 benefits and how microbiome data could help predict individual responses to treatment. 
US survey flags sleep and stress as underserved functional food needs over...
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Brands may have greater market opportunity in underserved needs such as sleep and stress rather than the highly saturated category of hydration, according to findings from a new survey by AI-native research company Knit. The company suggests that brands relying solely on the popularity of a wellness need may be overlooking areas where consumers remain dissatisfied or open to trying new products. The survey involved 509 US-based consumers who had recently purchased supplements or foods and beverages with added health benefits.
“Invisible extinction”: A third of infants lack Bifidobacterium, including...
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A study has found that one in three infants lacks Bifidobacterium despite being vaginally born and breastfed — challenging the belief that these factors ensure this bacterium’s presence. This bacterium is associated with a lower risk of allergies and improved protection against other germs.  
Danone-backed biotech platform opens for food ingredient scale-up
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Danone and its partners have inaugurated a €20 million (US$22.7 million) industrial biotechnology platform in Clermont-Ferrand, France, designed to help move fermentation-based innovations from the laboratory toward commercial-scale production. The Biotech Open Platform can handle fermentation volumes of up to 15 m³ and scale processes from as little as 10 grams to one metric ton of ingredients. Its capabilities include fermentation, purification, and bioprocess development, with facilities built to meet food-production standards. 
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CPHI Milan 2026: Clinical data drives hair, mood, heart &...
Customers are increasingly opting for human data over hype. In this space, CPHI Milan 2026 will convene pharmaceutical and nutraceutical players who are bringing the latest evidence behind their ingredients to the forefront. Nutrition Insight meets with Pharmactive Biotech Products, ProBiotix Health, Fuji Chemical Industries, and ThreoTech to discuss their latest innovations on display at the show. 
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OmniActive CEO charts eye-brain nexus and women’s health...
Healthy aging is reshaping the nutraceutical and nutrition industries, as consumers increasingly look for solutions to help them live healthy, active lifestyles for longer. Pramod Thota, CEO of OmniActive Health Technologies, tells Nutrition Insight how this shift creates opportunities in interconnected health areas, from eye health to cognition and women’s health. Thota outlines OmniActive Health Technologies’ approach to healthy aging, which he says encompasses many health areas. 
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El Niño omega-3 shock and EU botanical scrutiny push...
Supplement brands now have to make key decisions on sourcing, stability, and packaging at the start of product development rather than late in the pipeline, according to speakers at the seventh Innovation for the Future Summit, organized by Sirio. Considerations of supply availability and product stability are taking priority amid regulatory pressure and climate volatility.Nutrition Insight attended the September 22 event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where industry players discussed current challenges, such as omega-3 supply limitations and EU botanical and packaging regulations. 

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Infant nutrition reimaginedOct2026

Innova Market Insights data shows a +4% CAGR in baby nutrition launches from July 2021 to June 2026. Europe led infant nutrition launches, with baby formula/milk as the leading subcategory and baby sn...

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GLP-1 companion ingredients Oct 2026

Innova Market Insights data shows that GLP-1 mentions in supplement launches grew by 67% from July 2023 to June 2026. New product launches are moving beyond appetite control, combining prebiotics, probiotics, fiber, berberine, botanicals, vitamins, and minerals to address satiety, metabolic health, and digestive wellness.

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Workout optimization nutritionOct 2026

Innova Market Insights data reveals growing consumer interest in sports nutrition, with launches growing at a +17% CAGR from July 2021 to June 2026. Innovation is increasingly focused on collagen, with claims and, in particular, peptides gaining momentum.

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In this exclusive webinar, Innova Market Insights’ president and co-founder, Lu Ann Williams, will reveal the leading nutrition trends expected to shape 2027.

The session will examine how scientific advances, changing lifestyle needs, and cost-of-living pressures are driving...

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