Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition

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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 18,2010

Nestlé Research Collaborates with Leading Sports Nutrition Institutes to Study Body Composition

Besides the strength of these clinical trials and their potential outcomes, this collaboration represents four robust research institutions from around the world combining their unique expertise for a truly complementary and synergistic partnership.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 18,2010

Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Higher Rates of Asthma in African American Kids

The study took a one-time measurement of vitamin D in the blood of 85 African American children with asthma, who were between 6 and 20 years old.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 17,2010

IADSA Expands Scientific Programme

Peter Zambetti, the newly elected Chairman of IADSA, highlighted the importance of harnessing the combined expertise and networks of the members across the world.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 17,2010

Pasta and Sauces Launched in US With Plant Sterols

In addition to CoroWise plant sterols, Racconto Essentials Pasta contains 28 percent of the daily value of fiber. Diets rich in whole grain foods and other plant foods and low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol, may help reduce the risk of heart disease and certain cancers.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 17,2010

NSF International Announces New Strategic Partnership with the Nation’s First Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

NSF International's Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program (aka: NSF Certified for Sport) takes the dietary supplement certification program a step further by screening for banned substances.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 16,2010

Cellular Pathway Could Provide Evidence of How Cancer and Obesity are Linked

In most recent work, Lamb and his research group have found that this pathway can be affected by sources not within the cell, specifically amino acid nutrients.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 15,2010

Vitamin D Levels Have Different Effects on Atherosclerosis in Blacks and Whites

The study is the first to show a positive relationship between calcified plaque in large arteries, a measure of atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries," and circulating vitamin D levels in black patients.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 15,2010

Arcadia Biosciences Completes First Commercial Production of SONOVA 400 High GLA Safflower Oil

Following successful completion of the FDA process, completion of this first production run and achieving our intended oil quality targets allows us to commercialize SONOVA 400, making the benefits of GLA more broadly available to consumers.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 12,2010

Diabetes' Link to Eating Disorders Explored

If the insulin dose isn't exactly calibrated with food intake, blood sugar levels rise and require more insulin which could drop the blood sugar levels and increase hunger even more.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 11,2010

Ocean Nutrition Launches New Dry Application Omega-3 Powder

The new powder offers up to 105 mg of EPA and DHA per gram. Fortification in these applications would allow athletes and people of all ages looking to improve their diets to easily contribute to their daily Omega-3 EPA/DHA intake.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 11,2010

Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment

Seaweeds containing fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide similar to heparin in chemical structure, have been reported to have anti-tumor activity in mice and some cell lines.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 11,2010

Cognis Reaffirms Superior Quality of Omevital Omega-3 Fish Oil

Compared to Proposition 65, where the daily NSRL level is 90 ng/g as a maximum limit, Cognis’ fish oil registers at a negligible 5 ng/g, dramatically below the NSRL.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 11,2010

Solae Advances Commitment to Nutrition Science by Joining the American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

Solae is proud to partner with ASN in its commitment to enhance scientific knowledge and quality of life through the society's activities in nutrition research, nutrition and health policy, education and training, scientific programs and professional outreach.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 10,2010

Tahitian Noni Bioactive Beverages are Adaptogenic

In simple terms, an adaptogen takes a personalized approach to safely benefit the health and function of your body’s systems. These compounds help living things sustain a natural, healthy balance.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 10,2010

Bricker Labs and DSM Nutritional Products Introduce ResForte, the Highest Potency Trans-Resveratrol Softgel Available

With many types of resveratrol of varying degrees of quality available on the market today, Bricker Labs elected to partner with DSM Nutritional Products to use resVida trans-resveratrol in ResForte to continue the tradition of trusted, quality products.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 10,2010

Scientific Food Solutions and Sabinsa Extend Semi-Exclusive License Agreement Including BioPerine in FAST-C

Sabinsa’s patent was reaffirmed by the US Patent office last year, BioPerine is the only source of piperine to have undergone clinical studies in the U.S. to substantiate its safety and efficacy for nutritional use.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 09,2010

Women who Drink Moderately Appear to Gain Less Weight than Nondrinkers

The authors caution that, given potential medical and psychosocial problems related to drinking alcohol, its beneficial and adverse effects for each individual must be considered before making any recommendation about its use.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 09,2010

Danisco Polydextrose Ingredient Scores High with Nutrafiles

Litesse achieved a high score of 35 out of a possible 42. Litesse was also the highest scoring ingredient for market potential in the fibres section of the database.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 09,2010

SoluBlend Technologies Launches Novel Patented Technology for Foods and Beverages

SoluBlend Technologies has a patented, proprietary technology that allows popular nutraceuticals such as Omega 3 fatty acids, plant-based phytosterols, Resveratrol, Coenzyme Q10 and natural vitamin E.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 08,2010

Food Allergy-Related Disorder Linked to Master Allergy Gene

Investigators led by Marc Rothenberg, M.D., Ph.D., performed a genome-wide association analysis in children with EoE and healthy children.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 05,2010

GOED Issues Reassurance on Fish Oils

“While the plaintiffs raise an important issue,” said Ismail, “it is unfortunate that they are implying that most fish oils are unsafe and that the industry is hiding information on such vital nutrients.”

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 04,2010

Valensa Introduces Deep Ocean Krill Ingredient for Nutritional Supplement Market

The new ingredient is targeted toward marketers of dietary supplements worldwide who want to offer consumers high-quality Omega-3 functionality in much smaller supplement size, without the drawbacks associated with fish oil supplements.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 04,2010

Supermarket Lighting Enhances Nutrient Level of Fresh Spinach

The finding could lead to improved ways of preserving and enhancing the nutritional value of spinach and perhaps other veggies, they suggest in a study in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 03,2010

Study Shows Dietary Factors Influence Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates

The authors found that higher total fruit and vegetable consumption, and higher vegetable consumption alone led to a survival advantage. Likewise, a statistically significant improvement in survival was observed for the healthier grains.

Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition Mar 03,2010

Study Shows Soluble Fiber Boosts Immune System

Soluble fiber changes the personality of immune cells—they go from being pro-inflammatory, angry cells to anti-inflammatory, healing cells that help us recover faster from infection.