Fatty Acid Metabolism

Pterostilbene intake may cut body fat and reduce obesity: Animal data

03-Nov-2014 By Nathan Gray

Intake of the phenolic compound pterostilbene could help to battle obesity by slashing body fat, according to new research in rats.

Cautious Kaneka welcomes Novel Foods win for slimming liquorice extract

26-Jul-2011 By Shane Starling

After several years and several “dialogues” with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Japanese supplier Kaneka has won a positive Novel Foods opinion for its weight management liquorice extract.

Could vinegar be natural fat fighter?

18-Jun-2009 By Stephen Daniells

Ordinary vinegar – acetic acid – may prevent the build up of fat, and therefore weight gain, according to results of a study with mice from Japan.

Science builds for L-carnitine and muscle ageing

30-Oct-2008 By Stephen Daniells

Supplementation with L-carnitine may restore natural losses of the nutrient that occur naturally with age, according to a new study with rats.

Green tea extract boosts exercise endurance in animals

28-Jan-2005

Green tea extract could become a novel ingredient for the sports
nutrition industry if new findings on animals can be confirmed in
human tests.

New survey confirms L-Carnitine ups fatty acid oxidation

04-Aug-2004

Swiss chemicals firm Lonza has carried out a new study which
confirms that supplementation with L-Carnitine can significantly
increase fatty acid oxidation in healthy adults in a short period
of time without causing loss of muscle...

New research on Lonza's L-Carnitine Crystalline

11-Dec-2003

Swiss chemicals company Lonza this week report on a new study
showing that supplements of its L-Carnitine Crystalline
significantly increases fatty acid oxidation in healthy adults.