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Cleveland, OH— A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology shows that omega-7s, particularly palmitoleic acid, may be valuable for heart support. The study, the first randomized controlled trial of purified palmitoleic acid supplementation in humans, took place at the Xyrion Medical Institute,in Ponce, Puerto Rico, headed by...
Washington, D.C.— The Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation (CRNF) has announced that it has pledged additional grants to the National Advertising Division (NAD), a service of the advertising industry and the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). Now totaling over $2.1 million, these grants will extend the NAD self-regulatory...
Torrance, CA—Sun Chlorella, based here, recently released some preliminary results of an open-label study testing whether one of its chlorella supplements (Sun Chlorella “A”) can benefit vegans and vegetarians with a B12 deficiency. According to the company, Chlorella pyrenoidosa contains substantial amounts of vitamin B12 and is one of...
Spain—New data published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry confirm previous results suggesting that pterostilbene may benefit weight loss.Rats were fed a diet intended to cause weight gain as well as 15 or 30 mg of pterostilbene per kg of body weight every day for six weeks. The...
New York—Representatives of Sprouts Farmers Market, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, recently made the trek to New York City to take part in NASDAQ Fit Week, which promotes NASDAQ-listed companies that are focused on health and healthy lifestyles. This is the fourth year that NASDAQ has held an official Fit Week...
Hoboken, NJ—A recent study published in Panminerva Medica suggests that a pine bark extract supplement may be able to reduce the symptoms, severity, and duration of the common cold. The branded supplement, Pycnogenol (distributed by Horphag Research) has been the subject of previous studies showing it to be effective in...
Golden Valley, MN—Food mega-company General Mills has disbanded two segments of its business, the Small Planet Foods organic division and its frozen foods division, absorbing the brands into other parts of the company. This move, which representatives of General Mills say was separate from other cost-cutting efforts in September, reduces General...
