Alginate gels may blunt blood sugar spikes
Adding extracts from brown seaweed to a meal may reduce blood sugar spikes by about 14% and offer benefits from people at risk of type-2 diabetes, suggests a new study.
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USDA reports yohimbe bark supplements fail to meet label claims
Many supplements containing yohimbe bark extracts do not meet the label claims for active ingredient levels, says a new study from the USDA.
Indian market shows Eastern promise for probiotics
Indians are dosing up on probiotics to counter gastrointestinal health problems, reports Swedish biotech company Probi, as it announces a deal that will see its Probi Digestis probiotic formulation dispensed to millions of Indian consumers.
Industry input “significantly” alters EFSA weight management health claims guidance
Comments from 49 “interested parties” including Tate&Lyle, Health Canada, GlaxoSmithKline, the University of Leeds, ILSI, Beneo, DSM, Kraft, Kellogg’s and Danone have provoked major changes to a draft weight management health claims guidance.
NuLiv Science announces self-affirmed GRAS for AstraGin ingredient
California-based NuLiv Science USA has announced that its ingredient AstraGin has received GRAS status following a review by AIBMR Life Sciences.