Atlanta, GA—Fresh data analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests excessive sugar intake may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University, both based here, and Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, used data collected in the National Health...
The long awaited revision of the Nutrition Facts panel seems near, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent proposed guidelines for new labels to the White House, the AP reported. The agency has been promising to propose new regulations for some time, as calls to bring the...
Hoboken, NJ—A two-part study published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness has generated some interesting results for anyone concerned about reducing muscle soreness after exercise. Researchers from Chieti-Pescara University in Pescara, Italy, gave a branded French pine bark extract (Pycnogenol, distributed by Horphag Research) to normal individuals...
Ham Lake, MN—Bioenergy Life Science, based here, recently made public the results of a small-animal study in which the effects of caffeine and/or their branded ribose ingredient (Bioenergy) were tested on fatigued subjects. The mice had used up their energy reserves, as determined by three-day swimming exhaustion experiments. On the...
New Brunswick, NJ—New data published in Phytomedicine suggest that a vitamin C-packed superfruit may help support healthy blood circulation in the body. Ten type-2 diabetics were either given one dose of a patented Indian gooseberry extract (Phyllanthus emblica as 500 mg Capros from Natreon, based here), 75 mg of an...
Hadley, MA—A small-animal study has found that stress-induced damage to the gastrointestinal tract may be helped with a vitamin E tocotrienols. Fourteen rats were given a normal diet, but seven rats out of the group also received 90% delta- and 10% gamma tocotrienol (at 60 mg/kg body weight, as DeltaGold...
If sexual intimacy with your partner isn’t as enjoyable as it once was, you’re not alone. Many factors such as stress, hormone imbalances and life changes can cause dysfunction in the bedroom, hurting relationships and even egos. You may be tempted to turn to drug store variety lubricants or...
Louisville, KY-based D.D. Williamson acquired the food coloring product line and processing equipment from Danisco USA Inc., which has been part of DuPont Nutrition & Health since 2011. The financial terms were not disclosed. Frutarom, with U.S. offices in North Bergen, NJ, acquired Hagelin Flavor Technologies of New York,...
Washington, D.C.—Supplement manufacturers know their advertising efforts and product labeling are closing monitored by regulators, but they should be just as stringent with how they handle their social media outreach. Such was the message in the Natural Products Association (NPA)’s first installment of its 2014 Wednesday Webinar Series on January...
