Taking daily supplements of chromium picolinate and biotin could
help type 2 diabetes patients reduce the costs associated with
managing their disease, suggests an economic analysis of the
benefits to diabetes seen in previous trials.
Type 2 diabetes patients had lower blood sugar and healthier blood
vessels after supplementing with French maritime pine tree bark
extract Pycnogenol, report scientists in the latest study to
investigate a natural product for diabetes...
A new trial on Caiapo, an extract of white sweet potatoes taken in
supplement form in Japan, confirms that it improves blood sugar and
cholesterol levels in type 2 diabetic subjects.
Nutrition 21, specialising in chromium-based nutritional
supplements, almost halved losses in the three months to December
as it shed costs associated with its discontinued Lite-Bites
business and achieved higher pricing for its core...
Supplement manufacturer Nutrition 21 has filed a health claim
petition with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of
eight dietary supplement health claims associating chromium
picolinate supplementation with reduced risk...
A fenugreek extract made by Dutch ingredients company Acatris has
been shown to reduce blood sugar levels in both non-diabetic and
type-II diabetic subjects, reported the company today.
US scientists have for the first time established a biochemical
connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes. The findings could
lead to more preventive treatments for diabetes, the fourth main
cause of death in most developed countries.
Less than half a teaspoon of cinnamon daily could significantly
reduce the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in
people with type 2 diabetes, suggests a small trial in next month's
Diabetes Care journal.
Researchers in Canada have found new evidence that buckwheat, a
grain used in making pancakes, may be beneficial in the management
of diabetes. The grain was found to significantly lower blood
glucose levels in rats.
The number of adults at risk of developing type 2 diabetes is
expected to rise by roughly 20 per cent under new criteria being
laid out next month in Diabetes Care. The revised criteria
should encourage changes to diet and lifestyle...
Chromium-based nutritional supplements manufacturer Nutrition 21
announced yesterday it has raised $3.25 million through the
completion of a private placement of 4,062,500 shares of common
stock to be used primarily for the continued...
A supplement containing chromium picolinate and biotin
significantly reduced elevated blood sugar levels in people with
type 2 diabetes after only twelve weeks, reported researchers at
the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Congress...
Supplements of the hormone DHEA could help prevent age-related
heart disease, suggests a small Japanese study. Middle-aged men
with high cholesterol levels had improved artery function as well
as insulin sensitivity after a daily...
Phytosterol-enriched margarines, known to significantly lower total
and LDL cholesterol, may also be able to reduce the risk of heart
disease in people with type 2 diabetes, report German researchers.
People who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese
and diabetic than those who usually do not, researchers reported
this week at an American Heart Association conference.
Nutrition 21, the US producer of chromium picolinate products, has
announced that it will provide data to the US Institute of Medicine
(IOM) to help it assess the safety of the product.
Shareholders in Medifast, a US-based soy products manufacturer,
were told at the company's AGM last week that the first five months
of the year had been extremely successful, helped by the launch of
the new diabetic product.
An extract from the ginseng berry could prove to be an effective
treatment for diabetes and obesity, according to researchers from
the University of Chicago.
The RiceX Company, the US producer of nutrient-dense stabilised
rice bran, has posted a 20 per cent increase in first quarter
sales, in turn boosting profits by more than 400 per cent.
NutraStar said last week that its scientists have received a second
diabetes patent, proving the effects of its stabilised rice bran
derivatives in reducing blood glucose levels, glycosylated
hemoglobin levels and improving insulin...
Patients suffering from type 2 diabetes are to be the focus of a
new study sponsored by supplement producer Nutrition 21. The
company wants to evaluate the effects of its recently-patented
chromium picolinate and biotin supplement,...
Many obese children and adolescents have impaired glucosetolerance,
a condition that often appears before thedevelopment of type 2
diabetes, according to researchersfrom the US.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone found in the intestine,
could prove to be an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes,
according to a study in The Lancet.
Researchers in the US have successfully used the hormone leptin to
treat patients suffering from lipodystrophy, a rare and
difficult-to-treat disorder that shares some of thecharacteristics
of typical type 2 diabetes.
Doctors in Britain are warning that diabetes could spread in the
current generation of fat, couch-potato teenagers, putting more
pressure on Britain's ailing health-care system.
The oral anti-diabetic drug (OAD) repaglinide tablets can help
improve glycaemic control - the amount of glucose in the blood -
according to new research from Denmark.
Nutrition 21, a leading developer and marketer of clinically proven
nutritional products, has been granted a patent by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of chromium
picolinate in high doses to stabilise blood...
Fenugreek, trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual plant, member of
the pea family. The botanical name for fenugreek means "Greek hay,"
since it was used at one time to scent poor quality hay.