Palm Beach Gardens, FL—In honor of Earth Day, Garden of Life, which focuses on carbon-neutral science-based formulas made from clean, traceable, organic, and non-GMO ingredients, released new data about consumers' expectations for corporate sustainability. The company says its findings demonstrate an opportunity for companies. The survey was conducted by Wakefield Research...
Be'er Sheva, Israel—A study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology found that Lumenato golden-tomato extract oral capsules significantly improve dark spots, skin elasticity, and brightness after three months. Positive skin benefits were reported to last two weeks after treatment concluded. The administration of carotenoids elevates the levels of skin filaggrin...
Coventry, England—A study published in Science Advances revealed that price distortion has a direct impact on the fruit and vegetable intake of consumers. Researchers at the University of Warwick report that government subsidies of 25% would increase fruit and vegetable consumption and allow for healthier diets. The research team used...
Dallas, TX—A large, prospective study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has linked eating two or more servings of avocados a week to lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study is noted as the first to report the benefits between avocado consumption and cardiovascular events, such as...
London, United Kingdom—A double blind randomized controlled trial published in Food & Function revealed that men who consumed cranberries daily were at lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Cranberry consumption was shown to improve blood vessel function and flow-mediated dilation (FMD). This may help prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease if...
Spring, TX—The Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) announced the winners of its 2022 Young Researcher grants. This year, the awards were given for both fundamental and applied research advancing the science or impact of prebiotics, which GPA defines as "a product or ingredient that is utilized in the microbiota producing a...
Ingredients by Nature (IBN), with assistance from GRAS Associates, a fully owned subsidiary of Nutrasource, announced the reception of a comprehensive GRAS profile that includes the scientific safety review and analysis concluding the GRAS status for Eriomin, a high-potency standardized extract of lemon-based flavonoids. “Nutrasource is very pleased to have...
Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, and East Brunswick, NJ—A poster presented at the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Nutrients (IECN), which took place March 25, 2022, detailed research showing that MenaQ7 Vitamin K2 as MK-7 countered induced oxidative stress in vascular smooth muscle cells, ultimately lowering oxidative stress while increasing ATP production. IECN...
Cocoa extract supplements may reduce cardiovascular death by 27%, according to the results of the COSMOS Trial, which looked at cocoa extract supplementation and multivitamin supplementation. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, was performed in total on 21,442 U.S. adults, including 12,666 women aged...
Morristown, NJ, and Mumbai, India—A small new human trial suggests that Curcuwin Ultra+, a new ingredient from OmniActive Health Technologies, is more bioavailable than the standard 95% curcumin extract. Specifically, the study—published in Advances in Therapy—found that 250mg Curcuwin Ultra+ was 144x more bioavailable than standard curcumin. A press release...
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