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Regulatory News Feb 03,2012

All-Natural Green Tea Extract Affirmed GRAS

Unlike solvent extracted tea ingredients, which concentrate specifically on isolated tea components, AssuriTEA Green is a water-extracted tea ingredient that retains the natural composition and antioxidant profile of brewed green tea—offering a more diverse polyphenol profile.

Nutrition & Health News Feb 03,2012

Study Shows Cranberry Juice Can Prevent Recurrences of UTI Infections in Children

The study carried out by a group of Finnish researchers found that, compared to placebo, regular drinking of cranberry juice limited the number of UTI recurrences in children by 43 percent and reduced the need for antibiotics to be taken by 34 percent - the equivalent of six days per patient a year.

Nutrition & Health News Feb 03,2012

Coffee Consumption Reduces Fibrosis Risk in Those with Fatty Liver Disease

The steady increase in rates of diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome over the past 20 years has given rise to greater prevalence of NAFLD. In fact, experts now believe NAFLD is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the U.S., surpassing both hepatitis B and C.

Nutrition & Health News Feb 03,2012

Gerber Launches Joint Programme to Combat Child Obesity

Gerber will extend its nutritional expertise as the state hopes to launch a new website bringing all the information together for parents with young families.

Nutrition & Health News Feb 03,2012

High Triglyceride Levels Found to Predict Stroke in Older Women

Dr. Wassertheil-Smoller and her colleagues found that women in the highest quarter of baseline triglyceride levels were nearly twice as likely to have suffered an ischemic stroke as women in the lowest quarter of triglyceride values.

Nutrition & Health News Feb 02,2012

Study: Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in People with Obesity and Hypertension Without Increasing Weight

Average diastolic blood pressure dropped by 4.3 percent and systolic pressure decreased by 3.5 percent. The majority of subjects took anti-hypertensive drugs and still had a reduction in blood pressure. None of the study participants gained weight.

Food Research Feb 02,2012

'Sugar Should Be Controlled Like Tobacco' Says UCSF Researchers

Worldwide consumption of sugar has tripled during the past 50 years and is viewed as a key cause of the obesity epidemic. But obesity, Lustig, Schmidt and Brindis argue, may just be a marker for the damage caused by the toxic effects of too much sugar. This would help explain why 40 percent of people with metabolic syndrome—the key metabolic changes that lead to diabetes, heart disease and cancer—....

Nutrition & Health News Feb 02,2012

Insulin Resistance Linked to Brain Health in Elderly

Our findings offer a possible explanation for why methods that improve insulin sensitivity, such as exercise, are promising strategies for counteracting cognitive aging late in life," says Christian Benedict.