TamaFlex, NXT USA's patented combination of tamarind seed and turmeric rhizome extracts, has been shown in a new study to reduce knee pain, inflammation, and cartilage degradation, while improving musculoskeletal function. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The 8-week trial included 90...
New evidence suggests the efficacy of the probiotic LPLDL in reducing LDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic adults, according to a study published in Journal of Functional Foods. LPLDL is a strain of Lactobacillus plantarum, branded by ProBiotix. The parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized pilot study investigated LPLDL in 16 hypercholesterolemic adults.
A new study has found that a branded probiotic formulation may have significant positive effects in COVID-19 patients. The clinical trial, published in Gut Microbes, used the AB21 probiotic formulation from Kaneka Group/AB-Biotics, which consists of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains KABP022, KABP023, and KABP033 and Pediococcus acidilactici strain KABP021. The study...
Beloit, WI—Tastes that offer novelty, indulgence, and health benefits will drive consumer purchase in the U.S. in 2022, according to Kerry. This will lead to interesting flavor combinations—Kerry predicts beer blended with kombucha and sage, and chocolate milkshakes with lavender and chilies. The insights come from Kerry’s Global Taste Charts...
Oslo, Norway—Vitamin K status is heavily associated with COVID-19-related inflammation—more strongly, in fact, than vitamin D deficiency, according to a new article published in Frontiers in Nutrition. The article was written by a research group from the Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital in the Netherlands, in collaboration with the vitamin K2 manufacturer Kappa...
Madrid, Spain—Pharmactive Bioactive has unveiled its long-term sustainability program emphasizing fair-trade, boosting local women’s workforces, reducing energy consumption and waste through upcycling, and promoting crops that support biodiversity, and has certified its Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001:2015, according to a press release. “Spain is scattered with rural areas...
Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, and East Brunswick, NJ—Children has published a review paper that documents vitamin K2’s role in various physiological processes, its safe history of use, and that children show the greatest need for K2 supplementation, according to a press release from Gnosis by Lesaffre. The paper presents the data showing...
Branchburg, NJ—Lycored announced the launch of a state-of-the-art processing facility in Branchburg, NJ, complete with an informative microsite and a "virtual VIP tour" video that offers an educational and entertaining look around the site. The new plant—which is for Lycored's carotenoids, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and real food ingredients—enables the...
Hadley, MA—Supplementation with annatto tocotrienol can help reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Nutrition. The study was conducted by researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, in collaboration with the University of California, Davis, and Georgia State University. It used...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association has released updates to seven additional botanicals via the online Botanical Safety Handbook 2nd edition. The updates: Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile) – A May 2021 review identified additional references for a case report of a potential drug interaction, numerous clinical trials, human and animal...
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