Dallas, TX—Mice fed a plant-rich diet are less susceptible to gastrointestinal infection from a pathogen such as the one currently under investigation for the E. coli outbreak, known as EHEC, according to researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Pathogens like EHEC compete with the gut’s resident microbiota...
The intake of watermelon or its byproducts had big effects on mice: It altered glucose metabolism, the microbiome, and hepatic proinflammatory metabolites, according to new research published in The Journal of Nutrition. Ten-week-old male mice were fed either a low-fat diet, a high-fat diet, or a high-fat diet plus watermelon...
[caption id="attachment_70841" align="alignright" width="184"] Tim van de Gehuchte. Courtesy of Gadot.[/caption] Haifa Bay, Israel—CEO of Gadot Biochemical Industries Ohad Cohen announced in a press release the company has reopened its European office as of December 16. The office is located in Amsterdam and will serve all of Europe. Tim van...
Taiyo, maker of branded ingredients Sunfiber and Suntheanine, has recently published two human studies on their ingredients. One study, published in Nutrients, was performed on 44 adults. In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, adults took either 5g of Sunfiber per day or a placebo for 12 weeks. The findings: Those...
Ann Arbor, MI—HealthTech BioActives has developed an active form of B12, MecobalActive, which is produced sustainably to avoid negative effects on the environment, according to a press release. Cai Berg, President of Berg Nutrition, exclusive U.S. distributor of MecobalActive, notes in the release that the production of the methylcobalamin form...
Austin, TX—The American Botanical Council (ABC) announced in a press release that the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) has adopted true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) through ABC’s Adopt-an-Herb botanical research and education program. NAHA’s adoption supports ABC’s HerbMedPro database, a comprehensive, interactive online database that provides access to important scientific...
Beer Sheva, Israel, and New York City, NY—Lycored has teamed up with Craig Burrows, a photographer recently featured in National Geographic, to photograph the golden tomatoes that power Lycored’s Lycomato ingredient, according to a press release. Burrows was featured for using an ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence technique to capture the hidden...
Purdy, MO--INS Farms announced that the company has launched an "edu-tainment" video series titled “The Elderberry Chronicles," which can be accessed at www.qualityelderberryweb.com. The focus, according to a press release: to show and tell the story of North American elderberry, from history of use to new research. The video series...
Mayfield Heights, OH--Immune system support was ranked as the top reason consumers buy healthy lifestyle products in a survey of over 11,000 consumers in 14 global markets. The survey comes from Wellmune, a natural ingredient in Kerry’s ProActive Health portfolio that is clinically proven to help strengthen the immune system.
Carthage, MO—Stratum Nutrition announced in a press release that eggshell membrane ingredient NEM has become an internationally recognized joint health ingredient as supported in a large, double-blind, placebo-controlled Clinical Trial from Turkey. The Journal of Arthritis recently published this study, which evaluated the efficacy of Stratum’s NEM ingredient in 166...
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