A new law that bans Californian high school athletes from using
ephedra, DHEA or bitter orange was signed by governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Friday, raising industry fears that it could harm
the reputation of all supplements.
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), including herbal
supplements, could make a cost-effective contribution to health
care in the UK, according to a report commissioned by the Prince of
Wales.
Galaxy Nutritional Foods' board of directors has given the go-ahead
to Goldman Sachs to investigate the potential sale of the company
and to contact prospective buyers.
Following a low-fat vegan diet may boost weight loss by more than a
standard cholesterol-control diet containing meat and
animal-derivatives, indicates a new study - despite the vegan
participants upping their intake of carbohydrates.
The American Herbal Products Association has filed new comments
with the FDA over its new dietary ingredients (NDI) program,
drawing attention to possible differences in composition between
unprocessed herbs and those that have been...
The health-conferring benefits of walnuts have been widely studied,
but new research has shown that they are a source of the
antioxidant hormone melatonin. It indicates that consumption of
walnuts can boost blood levels of melatonin...
Two weight loss supplements containing bitter orange extract
increased the heart rate of healthy subjects in a new study, a sign
that the supplements may pose health risks for users, say the
authors.
EuroPharma is introducing an innovative joint care ingredient
derived from rose hip to the US market, claimed to be even more
effective than glucosamine. The arrival of Litozin is particularly
timely as osteoarthritis sufferers are...
Blue California has bolstered its offering of high-purity
ingredients as the exclusive distributor of GinsenPure
Quintozene-Free, which the company says could help solve supplement
makers' problems in sourcing fungicide-free...
Pomegranate fruit extracts have been shown to block enzymes that
contribute to cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis, a condition
that currently has little perspective for treatment.
Sales of Novogen's red clover supplements have been boosted by more
targeted advertising and increased distribution in three key
markets, said the firm yesterday.
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of certain heart disease risk
factors, may not be a syndrome at all, say experts commissioned by
two leading diabetes organizations.
More than 700 food brands in the UK are using the government's
'5-a-day' logo on packaging or marketing material to promote the
health benefits of their fruit or vegetable-based products.
UK doctors, struggling to give advice to women on alternatives to
hormone replacement therapy (HRT), are launching a study to find
out how effective red clover is at preventing the hot flushes
experienced during menopause.
Supplement makers will need more innovative products and more
effective marketing to capitalize on a surge in demand for bone
health care in coming years, writes Dominique Patton.
UK functional food developer Provexis said today that it has
entered into an initial three-year agreement with the registered
heart health charity, Heart UK to endorse its new juice drink
Sirco.
Echinacea's reputation for chasing off the common cold has made it
one of the most widely used herbal products on the market, but a
study published today casts doubt on its efficacy. Jess
Halliday discusses the merits and shortfalls...
The heart health benefits of grape polyphenols have come under the
spotlight again, with a new study indicating that they can reduce
certain key risk factors for coronary heart disease in women,
writes Jess Halliday.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has introduced a
new trade recommendation on metal-processed herbs in the light of
heightened awareness over potentially dangerous heavy metal levels
in some Ayurvedic products, writes...
Cocoa compounds can be extracted and marketed as functional food
ingredients, or even synthesised for use in pharmaceuticals, said
confectionery giant Mars this week, reports Dominique
Patton.
Britain and France are leading launches of functional, bottled
water in Europe, yet the trend remains in the grip of niche sectors
and still below flavour in the R&D priority list of the big
players, reports Chris Mercer.
DSM said on Friday that its Teavigo green tea extract has achieved
GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) affirmation, giving food and
beverage makers in the US a strong signal of the ingredient's
suitability in new food products,...
Innovative Swedish dairy company Skanemejerier has signed an
agreement to develop immune-boosting products based on an extract
from the shiitake mushroom, reports Dominique Patton.
An extract of resveratrol-rich walnuts could offer supplement
makers a new ingredient for tackling the onset of age-related
macular degeneration, writes Dominique Patton.
Drinking green tea is highly unlikely to help prevent breast,
prostate or any other type of cancer, the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) said last week, after reviewing the evidence
to support a health claim, reports Dominique...
The Codex Commission, a body that sets global guidelines on food,
will discuss on Monday whether to endorse a draft standard on
ginseng that effectively recognizes the herbal's status as a food
rather than drug, writes Dominique...
UK scientists have identified previously unknown compounds in the
potato that are also found in a herbal used to lower blood
pressure, reports Dominique Patton.
Health ingredients maker Acatris has sold its North American food
division, based in Canada, to better focus on the European market,
reports Dominique Patton.
Adding grape seed extract to the diet may prevent atherosclerosis,
a condition responsible for more than half the deaths in developed
countries, suggests new animal research.
Taking a Chinese herbal supplement containing ginseng and other
plants everyday for three months has been found to improve memory
in people with mild cognitive impairment, writes Dominique
Patton.
The UK's food authority said this week that it will provide up to
£20,000 (€30,000) to pay for external scientists to produce more
dossiers for supplement ingredients not currently on the European
directive's positive list,...
Phytomedics has added to its intellectual property store in the
field of inflammation disorders by becoming the exclusive licensee
of the patented use of sesquiterpene lactones for severe
inflammatory disorders.
Fresh from its acquisition of Solgar, the US' biggest supplement
maker NBTY said today that it has also bought the Canadian
supplement maker and distributor SISU, writes Dominique
Patton.
French plant extracts supplier Naturex said today it will buy US
rival Pure World for around $37 million (€30m), or $4.30 per share
in cash, reports Dominique Patton.
Irradiated herbal supplements, not permitted in the EU, are still
being sold in Ireland, says the country's food safety authority,
despite attempts to increase compliance last year.
Components of the herbal ginseng protect the brain against the kind
of deterioration caused by degenerative diseases like Huntingdon's,
suggests a new study on rats.
A superoxide dismutase supplement, one of the first marketed
commercially, could reduce the susceptibility to sunburn, report
Dominique Patton and Jess Halliday.
Supplements of the herbal Coleus forskohlii, increasingly
taken for weight management, have been linked to four cases of
acute poisoning in Italy, reports Dominique Patton.
Consumption of lignans could help preserve cognitive function in
postmenopausal women and decrease their risk of developing
Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at the Julius Center
for Health Sciences and Primary Care...
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