Acai juice shows joint health potential: Monavie study
A daily glass of acai juice was associated with a reduction in joint pain measures, and this was correlated with improved blood antioxidant levels, says a new study using MonaVie Active.
Archives for April 12, 2011
Study support Stratum’s chitin-glucan for weight management
Dietary supplementation with chitin-glucan may beneficially alter the gut microflora and improve metabolic processes associated with obesity, suggests new data from a mouse study.
EFSA sweetens industry with positive sugar replacement health claim opinions
Intense and bulk sweetener suppliers are basking in the glow of positive sugar replacement health claim opinions issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) last week.
Nutrition, mental performance and EFSA’s health claims criteria: No brainer? Hardly
In this guest article, Louise Dye, Professor of Nutrition and Behaviour in the Human Appetite Research Unit at the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds, outlines why the nutrient-mental performance link is a difficult one to...
Baobab: Powdered nutritional dynamite coming to a shelf near you …
A steady stream of products containing free-radical-busting powder from the pulp of the African superfruit baobab is set to hit US supermarket shelves from the third quarter of this year.
DC judge rules 'as expected' in GMP challenge case
A case challenging the dietary supplement good manufacturing practice (GMP) regulations has been dismissed by the US District Court for the District of Columbia.