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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Feb 03,2012
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.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Feb 03,2012
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.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Feb 03,2012
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.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Feb 02,2012
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.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Feb 01,2012
CF is a serious genetic disorder affecting the lungs and other organs that ultimately leads to an early death. It is caused by mutations (defects) in a gene that encodes for a protein called CFTR that regulates ion (such as chloride) and water transport in the body. The defect in chloride and water transport results in the formation of thick mucus that builds up in the lungs, digestive tract and o....
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 31,2012
lack of motivation and attention are significant barriers when it comes to the effect of nutrition labelling on consumer choice. Professor Grunert explains that “consumers need to be motivated to engage with nutrition information – for instance, by having a health goal – in order to pay attention to nutrition labels”.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 30,2012
The research will enable scientists to learn more about the nature of the enzymes required for vitamin biosynthesis by the malaria causing pathogen Plasmodium. Vitamins are essential nutrients required in small amounts, the lack of which leads to deficiencies. Many pathogenic microorganisms produce vitamins, and these biosynthetic pathways may provide suitable targets for development of new drugs.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 30,2012
Jointly developed solutions will reduce zinc deficiency among 100 million people. Partnership aims to contribute to fulfill the UN Millennium Development Goals. The partnership will run till 2015 and will harness the strengths and competencies of each company.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 25,2012
Nielsen’s study shows that nearly six-in-ten (59%) consumers around the world have difficulty understanding nutritional facts on food packaging, with 52 percent understanding the labels “in part.”
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 25,2012
The event, which has gained an international reputation for innovation within the nutraceuticals industry, is co-located with Finished Products Expo, Europe’s leading dietary supplements event.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 24,2012
Against results from previous studies, the preventive effect on posttraumatic distress of n–3 PUFA supplementation seen in the present study may well be due to an antidepressant effect, alongside structural and molecular changes occurring in the hippocampus.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 24,2012
The research showed that the outer coating surrounding the probiotic Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 plays a key role in its survival in the gut, its evasion of the immune system and is also involved in reducing infection levels of a gut pathogen.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 20,2012
Results show that, in addition to the physiological mechanisms for maintaining the body’s energy status, environmental factors also have a specific influence on food consumption. Thus, the pervasive presence of appetising food in the media could contribute to weight increase in Western populations.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 18,2012
LunaRich is a whole soy powder containing five to ten times more lunasin than the industry standard. Lunasin is a peptide found naturally in soy that scientists have identified as the key to many of soy's documented health benefits.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 16,2012
The innovative technology uses only safe food ingredients including alginate, commonly used in many foods such as ice cream. Alginate is derived from seaweed and is sustainably harvested. Professor Bhandari’s research team has already developed prototype probiotic and omega-3 milk and juice products without affecting the products’ taste and smell.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 16,2012
Through a review of numerous studies, the researchers demonstrated that the mechanism of hypertension resulting from the excessive consumption and retention of salt stimulates the sympathetic nervous system in the brain to increase adrenaline production.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 12,2012
Eutrim uses a unique, patented form of vegetable chitosan derived from edible fungi (mushrooms). Underpinned by science and a special manufacturing process, this chitosan complexes with fat from food and transports it through the body without the fat being digested (and so absorbed by the body).
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 12,2012
With effect from 2012, Sight and Life will transfer to Vitamin Angels the responsibility for both the management of direct distribution of vitamin A and Sight and Life’s initiatives intended to catalyze locally sustainable vitamin A supply and distribution systems.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 11,2012
A recent study has shown that low plasma levels of mixed tocotrienols and tocopherols (full spectrum vitamin E) is directly linked to increased risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in elderly people.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 10,2012
The study shows for the first time that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is essential in fusing the building blocks of the acrosome together. "Without DHA, this vital structure doesn't form and sperm cells don't work," said Timothy Abbott, a doctoral student who co-authored the study.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 06,2012
The scientists have not determined the exact relationship – whether low vitamin D contributes to symptoms of depression, whether depression itself contributes to lower vitamin D levels, or chemically how that happens.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 05,2012
The SuperTracker is a visually appealing, comprehensive, state-of-the-art resource available at ChooseMyPlate.gov. It is designed to assist individuals as they make changes in their life to reduce their risk of chronic disease and maintain a healthy weight.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 04,2012
Escott-Stump: "The name, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, promotes the strong science background and academic expertise of our members, primarily registered dietitians. Nutrition science underpins wellness, prevention and treatment."
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 04,2012
Their analysis showed that of the three, the BMI method was the most useful for children and adolescents of all ages, heights and weights, and could account more accurately for very short and very tall patients as well.
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Functional & Fortified Foods, Nutrition
Jan 04,2012
George A. Bray, M.D., of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, La., and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether the level of dietary protein differentially affected body composition, weight gain, or energy expenditure under tightly controlled conditions.
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