Salt Lake City, UT—GOED (the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s) released a report about omega-3s on the global market in 2015. The group says these items accounted for $31.4 billion in sales worldwide, with 36% coming from Asia, 32% from North America and 26% from Europe. The Rest...
Nagoya, Japan—A team of Japanese researchers has offered a new theory for the cause of several metabolic diseases: impaired vitamin K2-dependent processes. The group notes that cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) seem to be linked, but a causal relationship is unknown. Many times, patients with these diseases...
Rotterdam, Netherlands—A new study published in JAMA suggests that several plant-based ingredients may help women going through menopause. A team of researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA,...
Hoboken, NJ—Horphag Research, supplier of Pycnogenol, announced that it has a new ingredient available to U.S. manufacturers. The standardized French oak wood extract called Robuvit is produced on a dedicated production line in France and supports vitality, energy and detoxification. “The research around Robuvit casts this French oak extract as...
East Windsor, NJ—Could resveratrol positively affect exercise training? Yes, says new research from Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, especially if it is fortified with piperine. Piperine is said to boost resveratrol’s increase bioavailability and bioefficacy. Researchers from the University of Georgia Department of Kinesiology in Athens, GA, worked with a...
Cincinnati, OH—New research from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests young individuals with migraines may also suffer from vitamin deficiency. The study, which involved database information from children, teens and young adults who were migraine patients at the Cincinnati Children's Headache Center, analyzed baseline bloodwork for riboflavin, vitamin D,...
Shoppers may take fiber to keep them “regular,” but there may a new reason to fill up on fiber: successful aging, according to new research from The Journal of Gerontology. Researchers from the University of Sydney selected 1,609 healthy adults (ages 49 and older) for their study and followed them...
Barcelona, Spain—New data published in Research and Reports in Urology suggest that a branded supercritical CO2 saw palmetto extract (Prosterol from Euromed) protects prostate health in an important way: it inhibits 5α-reductase (5AR) type II, as well as offers anti-inflammatory effects. It is well established that 5AR inhibitors play a key role in...
Saint Charles, MO—New research on a branded strain of Streptococcus salivarius (BLIS M18 from BLIS Technologies and Stratum Nutrition) suggests that the probiotic supports children’s oral health in several important ways. Researchers identified 76 children ages six through 17 who were at high-risk of dental caries (i.e., tooth decay), according to recent cariograms.
At the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) May 5th Regulatory Summit, Akshay Kapoor, MSPH, a former Senior Health Policy Advisor to Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), shared “Breaking the Gridlock: Regulation of Dietary Supplements in the United States," which proposes a comprehensive pathway for reforming the dietary supplement market. Kapoor...
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