Los Angeles, CA—ChromaDex Corp announced in a press release the initiation of a first-of-its-kind Phase 1 clinical study sponsored by the University of Florida, in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging. The trial will assess the potential of Niagen, ChromaDex’s branded nicotinamide riboside ingredient, to enhance the effects of...
Grocery-store-based nutrition education can improve eating habits, according to a new study titled "Nutrition Counseling for Hypertension Within a Grocery Store: An Example of the Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood Model." Researchers looked at 30 adults aged 18-60, all diagnosed with hypertension. Subjects received three free individual counseling sessions from registered dietitians over the...
This past November, 46% of American adults awoke one morning to find they had high blood pressure (aka hypertension). In men under age 45, the increase was most startling—hypertension prevalence tripled! What caused this tremendous jump in blood pressure issues? Hint: It wasn't some catastrophic and widespread public health event.
A potential relationship between gut flora and hypertension, or high blood pressure, has been discovered by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) scientists with the help of a team of German researchers. The findings state gut microbes may help prevent inflammation in hypertension patients who consume a diet high in sodium.
