Irvine, CA—BGG World has announced the results of a human clinical study on a formula for eye health that contains 200mg MyrtiPro bilberry extract, 6mg Astazine astaxanthin, and 10mg lutein. Each piece of the formula has been previously shown to support eye health, according to the study: Bilberry: Contains anthocyanins...
Virtual—From consumer research to clinical studies, science shone at the #NaturallyInformed event Nutri-Beauty: Mastering the Market. While I’ll summarize it here, this is just a small sampling: If something strikes you as interesting and/or useful for your business, it's available for you to view for free by heading to www.NaturallyInformed.net...
Mumbai, India, and Morristown, NJ—OmniActive Health Technologies announced the publication of new pharmacokinetic data on its proprietary energy ingredient Xtenergy, a natural, sustained-release caffeine from green coffee bean. Published in Current Research in Behavioral Science, the study measured the bioavailability of Xtenergy compared to immediate release caffeine and the effects of...
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found clinically relevant effects of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) in humans, according to a press release. NMN has previously been shown to counteract aspects of aging and to improve metabolic health in mice. In people, it is known to...
A long-term study from an EU-funded project has shown that enriching infant formula milk with oligofructose-enriched inulin, branded Orafti Synergy1, can reduce the duration of infections in the first year of a baby’s life. The prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is part of the EARNEST project, an EU-funded integrated initiative...
A study published in The Journal of Nutrition has found that TurmiPure Gold, a branded curcumin extract from Naturex, is bioavailable at a low dose. The randomized, cross-over pharmacokinetic study was performed on 30 healthy adults, and included what the press release calls “the most exhaustive quantification of curcuminoids metabolites...
PA—Higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer, according to a new study from Penn State. The meta-analysis, published in Advances in Nutrition, used data from 17 cancer studies published from 1966 to 2020, using data from more than 19,500 cancer patients. The findings: Individuals who ate...
A new study has shown skincare benefits for Pycnogenol, a branded French maritime pine bark extract from Horphag. The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, crossover intervention study was performed on 76 Han Chinese working outdoors in Beijing, China. The study subjects were exposed to increased levels of particulate matter, and seasonal changes...
Certain supplements may reduce risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 for women, according to a new study published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. Researchers drew on data from the COVID-19 Symptom Study app, which was launched in the U.K., the U.S., and Sweden in March 2020 to capture self-reported...
Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper, published in Nature Communications, looks at the relationship between the Omega-3 Index and risk for death from any and all causes. The finding: People with higher omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels (Omega-3 Index) lived longer than those with lower levels. As explained in a...
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