Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling on the New York state legislature to reject a proposal that would prohibit the sale of nutritional supplements like protein powder. The legislation targets lipotropics, according to a press release from NPA, which are found in healthy and recommended foods, including lean...
PLT Health Solutions has expanded its line to include a water-dispersible form of its Slendacor Weight Management Complex. Slendacor inhibits the accumulation of fat in fat cells and enhancing the body’s ability to break down fat, the company says. 119 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown, NJ 07960, www.plthealth.com...
Western Ontario, Canada—Researchers at the University of Western Ontario are studying a molecule called nobiletin, found in sweet oranges and tangerines, which they have found to drastically reduce obesity and reverse its negative side effects. They don’t, however, understand why it works. According to a press release, mice fed a...
Weight management is a popular topic in conversation everywhere, and Expo was no exception. There was a wide range of products, and a variety of diets were represented, but there were a few major trends that dominated. Keto. “Good fats” were a topic of conversation and a marketing tactic. Real-Zymes...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The recipe for successful weight management is a complicated one: The main ingredients are diet and exercise, along with a helping of genetics and hormonal balance, plus a sprinkling of motivation...and the list goes on. There are too many places to count where a person could trip up in their...
Shanghai, China--A study conducted to analyze the role of probiotics and gut health in high-fat diets in mice found that probiotics can slow diet-induced weight gain. The study, titled "Probiotics improve gut microbiota dysbiosis in obese mice fed a high-fat or high-sucrose diet" by Cheng Kong et al., was published...
Eugene, OR—A gymnemic acids (GA) lozenge has been shown to reduce the brain’s reward response to both the taste of and the anticipated taste of a high-sugar milkshake, according to a press release from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI). The study was performed on 40 healthy men and women with a...
The American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism published research that shows how fermented flaxseed can promote metabolic health and protect against diet-induced obesity. “Our data suggest that flaxseed fiber supplementation affects host metabolism by increasing energy expenditure and reducing obesity as well as by improving glucose tolerance," the researchers noted. In...
A new study published in Nutrients looked at the effect of encapsulated nutrients on satiety. Researchers acknowledged previous research that found that infusing nutrients into the distal small intestine inhibits food intake and enhances satiety by activating an intestinal brake, and attempted to imitate the results using orally ingested microencapsulated...
Most people who struggle with weight are what we call “sugar burners” — they just can’t access the fat stores on their body and use that fat for fuel, the way people with “fat-burning” metabolisms seem to do quite well. (My program, The Metabolic Factor, is designed to turn sugar...
