Embria Health Sciences just added four Olympic medals and one World Cup championship to its team. The provider of safe and science-based dietary supplement ingredients to the global marketplace, Embria, which manufactures the immune strength ingredient EpiCor, recently signed Christie Rampone, U.S. soccer star, as a spokesperson. “I started taking...
Benicia, CA—Two published studies on a branded ingredient show much promise for overweight individuals. The herbal formulation studied combines Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana (Meratrim, from InterHealth Nutraceuticals, based here). First up, the Journal of Medicinal Food published a study in which 100 obese individuals (BMI 30–40 kg/m2) took either...
City of Industry, CA—New research published in the Journal of Neuroscience could indicate that higher levels of magnesium in the brain may support brain health. A research team from several Chinese universities and the Center for Learning and Memory in Austin, Texas conducted a small-animal study using a proprietary magnesium-L-threonate...
Toms River, NJ—A bone health ingredient has shown promise for reducing osteoarthritis symptoms in a new study published in Integrative Medicine. The trial involved 87 individuals who were older than 55 and had been diagnosed with moderate to severe osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Individuals took a protein complex...
Hadley, MA—A combination of vitamin E (delta tocotrienols), antioxidant polyphenols and niacin may support heart health by reducing inflammation. Researchers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and also Army Medical College in Pakistan conducted a trials to see whether a combination of natural compounds (including delta tocotrienols, quercetin, resveratrol, pterostilbene...
The Spices Board of India named Benny Antony its 2012 Innovator of the Year for his work developing high-absorption BCM-95 Curcumin. This ingredient is marketed by Dolcas Biotech of Chester, NJ. Fruit d’Or of Quebec, Canada, is in discussions with Rutgers University of New Brunswick, NJ to explore a...
Chicago, IL—The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is slated to have its Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago this year, July 13–16. The educational program features 100 sessions and 1,200 poster presentations on various topics, including childhood obesity, gluten-free product development, food safety, sodium reduction and more. Author and CNN...
Laval, QC, Canada—Rebounding from the November 8, 2012 explosion that destroyed its plant and killed three workers, Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announced in May its plans to resume operations. The company reported that it has made “good progress” to achieve its main goals, which are to restore and ramp...
Oil Lowers Triglycerides in StudiesAker BioMarine, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, has new data from a pilot study on krill published in Lipids in Health and Disease by Momentum Pharma Services GmbH in Germany and two Italian research groups. The team used a powdered krill (Superba from Aker) that may be...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—In mid-May, the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) organized a two-day conference, held here, all about red palm oil-derived tocotrienols and carotenoids. With sponsorship from Carotech Inc./Hovid, the main theme of the event was “Science Streamed Towards Disease Prevention,” and other sessions on palm carotenoids covered “New...
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