Australia and Maine—Yogurt is associated with lower blood pressure for those with hypertension, according to a new study performed by researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in collaboration with researchers from the University of Maine. UniSA researcher Dr. Alexandra Wade explained the concept in a press release: “Dairy...
Oslo, Norway, and East Brunswick, NJ—Open Heart has published a review paper pointing out the overlooked role of vitamin K2 in cardiovascular health, especially in the United States, where K deficiency is significant. The paper was written by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic and at Maastricht University, the long-time research...
The Naturally Informed event Healthy Aging: Mastering the Market packed a lot of information into two days, on every conceivable aspect of the market. A few topics of note: Trends: ClearCut Analytics' Dan Harari, VP Business Development, offered a session on Amazon trends. Why Amazon? Trends happen on that website,...
Indena and Alvinesa Natural Ingredients have introduced Enovita Organic, a 100% organic extract derived from Vitis vinifera seeds. Designed to promote stress resilience and cardiovascular wellbeing, the ingredient contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins, which have antioxidant, heart-healthy, and neuroprotective effects, the companies say. www.indena.com...
Walnut, CA—Farlong Pharmaceutical has announced the results of a study examining the effects of its branded notoginseng extract on cholesterol and blood pressure. The randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blind study was published in Current Nutraceuticals Journal. It was performed on 95 healthy adults. The study demonstrated that Farlong NotoGinseng supplementation improved blood...
Cutting 20% of sugar from packaged foods and 40% from beverages could prevent 2.48 million cardiovascular disease events, 490,000 cardiovascular deaths, and 750,000 diabetes cases in the U.S. over the lifetime of the adult population, according to a micro-simulation study published in Circulation. A team of researchers from Massachusetts General...
Brussels, Belgium—Ubiquinol levels among vegetarians and vegans are significantly lower than those of omnivores, according to a new study conducted by Kaneka and Kaonkai Miura Hospital in Osaka, Japan. According to data from Kaneka, half of the 60 study participants were vegetarians/vegans and the other half were omnivores. None of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even before the pandemic, this was a category on the rise. As Lindsey Toth, Associate Director of Marketing at Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients, reports: “Around the world, we’re seeing life expectancy increase, which is contributing to demand for solutions that aid in healthy aging. As consumers age, we see...
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Flavonoids are linked to the gut microbiome—and, in part through that link, may have a positive effect on blood pressure, according to new research published in Hypertension. "Our gut microbiome plays a key role in metabolizing flavonoids to enhance their cardioprotective effects, and this study provides evidence to suggest these...
