The US vinegar market is sagging, according to market researcher
Packaged Facts, as marketers are failing to look beyond its
commodity status to well-researched health benefits and other uses.
A group of scientists has claimed that Unilever's genetically
modified (GM) fish antifreeze protein for ice cream should not be
approved without further comprehensive tests.
A report published by non-profit organisation GreenFacts is aiming
to bring scientific consensus on the role of diet and nutrition in
chronic disease prevention to a non-specialist audience.
Protient is launching a goat milk protein concentrate for the
sports nutrition and weight loss industries, following demand from
formulators for rapidly absorbed, less allergenic protein.
Mainstream food companies' increasing interest in health has
prompted Pharmachem Laboratories to tap the potential for use of
its dietary supplement ingredients in food and beverage products
and establish a food and beverage-focused...
Satiety has been called the 'Holy Grail of nutrition'. Although
there are still relatively few food and supplement products
claiming to enhance fullness or suppress appetite on the market,
that may well change as the present...
Swedish researchers have identified a compound found in green
leaves that suppresses appetites and boosts weight loss in lab
animals, and could one day be used as a functional ingredient to
help tackle obesity.
The obesity issue is not going to solve itself, concluded
participants in a CIAA debate this month who advocated an EU-wide
approach to tackling the problem, with the food and drink industry
forming part of the solution.
Sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet with some limits of calories
has long-term benefits on body weight and blood sugar levels, says
a new study from Sweden, but a leading diabetes charity advises
against following such a diet.
Kellogg's health and wellness division is about to birth its first
products: protein-fortified waters, snack bars and meal bars that
will take the Special K brand out of cereals and into the pharmacy
aisle.
Gencor Pacific is introducing Slimaluma, an appetite suppressant
extracted from Caralluma Fimbriata for use in dietary
supplements, which it expects to carve its own market niche despite
recent launches of other similar ingredients.
Swiss food giant Nestlé is making a leap into weight management
with the acquisition of Jenny Craig, a company offering weight loss
consultation and products in North America, Australia and New
Zealand.
PacificHealth Laboratories is preparing for the launch of the first
products containing its Satietrim satiety ingredient, and is
looking for partners to help speed its use in more foods available
at retail.
Commercial weight loss programmes all result in about the same
levels of weight loss, says a new study in the British Medical
Journal, but not all are based around the principles of healthy
eating.
A new US Food & Drug Administration report could spell market
opportunities for healthy ingredients as it aims to heighten
awareness of the nutritious potential for foods eaten or prepared
away from the home.
Pharmachem Laboratories has received affirmation that its white
bean-derived carb-blocker is generally recognised as safe (GRAS) -
news that is expected to speed the launch of the first foods and
drinks containing the ingredient.
Planning diets around key micronutrients like amino acids could be
the future of diet design and a way to help the fight against
obesity, says research published in Science.
Sticking to a low carbohydrate diet does not lead to weakened bones
over a three-month period, say US researchers - a result that may
prove to be only a brief glimmer for this fading star of diet fads.
The debate about dairy consumption boosting weight loss got a
massive fillip at the Paris Anti-Obesity Therapies congress, but
natural product-based dietary supplements don't help weight loss
said experts.
French supplier NB Consulting has developed two new fruit and
vegetable-derived ingredients that tap into fierce trends in the
nutraceuticals market: Oxxynea antioxidant powder and Sinetrol, a
fat burner.
Europeans are eating worse now than 45 years ago, but agriculture
and the right farming policies can promote healthy diets, according
to FAO economist Josef Schmidhuber.
Lipid Nutrition is today announcing the findings of a new human
trial using CLA, that reinforces the fatty acid's fat mass
reduction claim and shed light on the main locations of the fat
reduction on the human body.
A question mark has been hanging over the legality of ephedra for
more than a year, since a Utah court threw open to debate the FDA's
2004 final ruling banning the herbal. Now with the hearing of FDA's
appeal just one week...
EuroPharma is bringing a new enteric tablet coating technology to
the US that will enable the delivery of ingredients in quantities
and better utilization by the body. Its first market outings:
products designed to block carbohydrates...
Pharmachem Laboratories is introducing a new ingredient derived
from white bean that lowers the calorie-count and glycemic index of
starchy foods - an innovation that will allow manufacturers to make
healthier or diet products.
Researchers from Florida State, armed with cutting-edge technology,
are undertaking the largest and longest clinical trial to study the
effects of calcium in postmenopausal women.
Financial consultancy MM2 Group is making its second acquisition in
the nutraceutical area in four months, of New York-based
supplements developer and distributor Genotec Nutraceuticals.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has posted rules informing
importers, exporters and re-exporters of their obligations for the
Hoodia species, as the US market for slimming products continues to
grow.
Leatherhead Food International is initiating two industry-funded
collaborative projects aimed at developing foods that could help
combat the rising tide of obesity.
Increasing intake of vitamin C improves the body's ability to
oxidize fat and can reduce fatigue, said US researchers at this
week's Experimental Biology 2006 in San Francisco.
The shot-sized drinking yoghurt has proved a popular format for
functional foods in Europe. Now the format is entering a new
category with the launch of the first such product for weight
management in Portugal, using DSM Food Specialties'...
Newly-issued standard reference materials for the quality control
of ephedra are still relevant, says the National Institute of
Standards and Technology's (NIST) - despite the plant having been
banned by FDA in 2004.
A new line of functional fat substitutes claims to be able to cut
up to half the fat content of products while fortifying them with
health promoting ingredients.
Last February Brand New Brands entered the functional foods arena
with $15 million in funding and a plan to nurture small brands. At
Expo West Jess Halliday caught up with founder and president
Will Rosenzweig to discuss the first...
Cognis has cleared the way for its Tonalin CLA to be sold in
supplements in health food stores in Norway and Sweden, thanks to
an exclusive sub-license agreement with Bringwell International.
AquaNova has developed a new system using its NovaSol
nanotechnology to combine two active substances for fat reduction
and satiety into a single nano-carrier - an innovation said to be a
new approach to intelligent weight management.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized around $3m worth
of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in a move to
"protect the public health."
WellGen has secured $3 million in series B financing, which it will
use to fund human clinical trials of its ingredients developed
through nutrigenomics to target obesity and inflammation.
A new variety of potato has been shown to contain significantly
less carbohydrate and calories than the average spud, presenting an
alternative to dieters and disuading them from avoiding potatoes
altogether.
Consumers may be spending more on diet products, but it seems they
are having little effect on overall obesity rates since they are
not being used as part of an overall healthy diet, according to a
new report from Datamonitor.
IOI-Loders Croklaan division Lipid Nutrition has strengthened its
position in the world CLA market with the acquisition of
PharmaNutrients' CLA One business.
January is the traditional diet season, but consumers should be
wary of pills promising quick results - and not just because the
vast majority do not work. FDA has issued a warning about two
brands of diet pills made in Brazil and...
The glycaemic index has not risen to the same astronomic trend
proportions of its low-carb predecessor, but this does not mean
there is a lack of interest. Rather, a slow build up could be a
sign that it is here for the long-haul.
As many consumers get down to dieting to counter the excess
calories consumed over the holiday season, Orafti courts the market
for foods that fill you up with the results of a pilot human trial
investigating the effects of its Beneo...
Slendacor® is a synergistic, patented formulation of three standardized herbal extracts: turmeric (Curcuma longa), moringa (Moringa oleifera) and curry...
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