Consuming products with plant sterols as well as exercising may
offer additional benefits for those at risk of coronary heart
disease, say Canadian researchers.
German ingredients firm Nutrinova is expanding its presence in the
omega-3 market with new projects underway with Chinese supplement
makers and producers of infant nutrition products.
Unilever's cholesterol-lowering Becel Pro.activ milk drink has
become the fifth product to earn a product-specific health claim
under Sweden's health claims system.
Biopharmaceutical company Bionutrics has said it will carry out
clinical trials for its newly formulated dietary supplements
designed to address lipid metabolism and help maintain a normal
level of cholesterol.
People who supplement with high doses of vitamin C could be
reducing their risk of major heart disease events like heart
attack, suggests a new analysis of prospective studies.
Resveratrol, the antioxidant found in red wine, may help protect
heart health by limiting the effects of cardiac fibrosis, a
hardening of the heart tissue, finds new animal research.
Diets low in foods containing folate and carotenoids may be a major
contributing factor to the high rate of heart disease in Central
and Eastern Europe, say researchers.
An Israeli fruit called the pomelit appears to lower blood
cholesterol levels and increase blood antioxidant activity, making
it a useful food to protect heart health, according to a
researcher.
A novel cooking oil further lowers cholesterol in people on
cholesterol-lowering medication and could offer a safer alternative
to increasing drug dosages, suggests new research.
While green tea has been getting its name around the block, red tea
has taken a little longer to become a household name, but its sales
are said to be soaring on the back of its purported health
benefits.
Manufacturers of oat-based products in the UK can now position them
alongside cholesterol-lowering foods, following the approval of a
health claim by the country's voluntary claims body.
About 40 per cent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of
heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E
supplements, according to new research out of the Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology.
US agri-giant Cargill introduced a new barley ingredient, with high
levels of beta-glucan soluble fibre, at Health Ingredients Europe
last week, as part of its platform designed to target heart health.
Drinking Concord grape juice significantly increased good
cholesterol and significantly lowered two markers of inflammation
in people with stable coronary artery disease.
CNS owned Breathe Right has introduced two candy products under its
FiberChoice brand as Americans are urged to up their intake of
fiber for heart health.
The natural hormone DHEA could play a role in the prevention and
treatment of the metabolic syndrome associated with abdominal
obesity, according to research published this week.
Young adults who maintain their weight over time, even if they are
overweight, have lower risk factor levels for heart disease and are
less likely to develop metabolic syndrome in middle age than those
whose weight increases, according...
A diet rich in alpha-linolenic acid from walnuts, walnut oil and
flaxseed oil not only lowered bad cholesterol but also decreased
markers for blood vessel inflammation in men and women at risk of
heart disease, report researchers.
Nattokinase - an enzyme found in the Japanese food natto - that is
increasing in popularity in the US as a supplement used by
sufferers of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular
conditions, should soon be available as a medical...
Consumption of olive oil is inversely associated with blood
pressure, report Greek researchers, revealing an additional factor
behind its protective effect on heart health.
Coca-Cola Services S.A. has applied to the UK's novel foods
committee seeking approval to market fruit juices, fruit nectars
and tomato juice with added plant sterols.
Olive oil has become the latest food to win the FDA's approval,
receiving a cautious nod that will allow the product to display a
qualified health claim for its potential to reduce coronary heart
disease (CHD).
Nutraceutical ingredients supplier Health Sciences Group has
acquired a worldwide license to a technology that has been
clinically proven to significantly lower cholesterol.
Americans are constantly being urged to lose weight by eating more
fruit, vegetables and fiber-rich foods. One company, however, has
launched a "healthy" frying oil, which means the nation can
keep eating its doughnuts and...
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