Blood Sugar

COVID will continue to impact supplement retailing. But instead of scrambling to adjust, brands have the opportunity to hone their omnichannel strategy and improve long-distance retail relationships.

Nutritional Outlook’s Editorial Advisory Board shares its predictions and tips for success in 2022.

With the discovery and commercialization of what may be a new essential fatty acid, Seraphina Therapeutics is poised to become a leader in developing scientifically substantiated nutritional solutions.

The patent claim is stated as a “method of increasing GLP-1 levels in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a composition comprising eriocitrin to the subject.”

Ingredient suppliers are making more advanced formulations possible.

Vous says this is the first time a personalized vitamin feature has been integrated into a chronic disease management tool.

In order to scale brazzein sustainably for commercial production, Conagen, Sweegen’s long-term innovation partner, applied a proprietary precision fermentation process using clean, nature-based ingredients.

SnackSmart Fruit & Fibre gummies is the first consumer-facing product in the company’s online store to contain the functional fiber and mineral blend, WellBiome.

New research will investigate whether the odd chain fatty acid pentadecanoic acid will reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in young adults.

FDA and FTC sent warning letters to ten companies.

Phynova Group and Bioriginal Food & Science Corp. have partnered to distribute Reducose in North America.

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Sweegen says it is the first company to receive the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) panel’s safety status for any steviol glycoside “produced by alternative and sustainable technologies.”

Ari Melamud will lead the company and its global expansion plans following the commercialization of the company’s flagship Incredo Sugar ingredient, a real cane sugar product with 30%-50% less sugar.

Recent study finds that low protein intake among diabetics is associated with a lower quality diet, and more physical functioning limitations.

Most recently, patents were awarded in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the U.S.

Up to 80% of LifyWheat’s fiber content is resistant starch, which not only helps fulfill fiber intake but also offers such health benefits as controlling postprandial glycemic response to maintain healthy blood sugar levels, helping maintain a healthy microbiome, and improving intestinal immunity and digestion.

Eriocitrin is a lemon flavonoid extracted from citrus fruits like lemons that research suggests can play a positive role in supporting healthy blood sugar levels, cardiovascular health, and more.

Researchers are actively investigating how probiotics influence numerous aspects of human health.

Examining trends in blood sugar–management formulations

The new venture capital funding will be used to increase the manufacturing and sales of Pendulum Glucose Control, ramp up the manufacturing of pipeline products to address the management of other chronic diseases, and conduct additional research, including clinical trials.

Batory Foods introduced Batory Sweet Essentials, a new line of five FDA-GRAS high-intensity sweetener blends that replace sucrose, eliminating the need for manufacturers to reformulate recipes to offer lower sugar alternatives.

Gencor announced the topline results of its study on the body composition of overweight male and female subjects following supplementation with its Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract (ActivAMP).

New research is demonstrating which blood sugar support ingredients are effective and the different ways in which they work.

Predictions from Nutritional Outlook's esteemed Editorial Advisory Board.