Digestive Health

A new animal study shows that the immune system helps maintain good gut bacteria in addition to defending against bad bacteria.

Prebiotic benefits extend to metabolic health, heart health, and more.

An Australian company has launched in the U.S. what it claims is the world’s first clinically tested prebiotic honey. 

Supplementation with a brand-name multi-enzyme complex called DigeZyme can help manage symptoms of functional dyspepsia, according to new study. 

Probiotics have had a tough media run in recent months. Why now?

Supplementation with Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 by individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and co-existing depression may improve symptoms of both conditions, says new study.

In September, FDA released new draft guidance for probiotics indicating the agency will accept CFUs as a unit of measurement.

Authors of a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences are proposing a new way of gluten-testing enzyme supplements by modifying a commonly used gluten test method.

A new pilot study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine evaluated the effects of turmeric and curcumin on gut microbiota.

The need is growing to support senior health with products targeting healthy aging.

While sports nutrition products remain the top market category for digestive enzymes, data show that digestive enzymes are branching off into more categories.

Read about the rise of kefir and kombucha

A prebiotic and probiotic supplement called Regular Girl may help female athletes better absorb iron, according to a new study. 

An animal study found that adding a mung bean protein isolate to a high-fat diet reduced diet-induced weight gain, fat mass accumulation, and hepatic steatosis.

The Natural Products Association (NPA; Washington, DC) did not mince words in its critique of the study.

The ingredient, marketed under the trade name PreticX in North America and promoted for gut health for the general population, is now considered safe to include in food and drinks such as bakery and dairy products, fruit jelly, chocolate, and soy drinks.

Why is fiber testing so challenging? One reason is the sheer gamut of dietary fiber types on the market.

Kaneka also now has exclusive licensing rights to produce and sell AB-Biotics’ products in North America and Japan.

Adding to an already large amount of research on prebiotic fibers, Hungarian researchers just completed a study on prebiotic use in children ages 3 to 6.

Innovation in the fiber market is alive and kicking again now that FDA has accepted citizen petitions to classify inulin and other non-digestible carbohydrates as legal dietary fibers.

Sabinsa Corp. has validated an alternative method to measure live bacteria in its probiotics.

A systematic review in the Annals of Internal Medicine says that hundreds of published probiotic and prebiotic studies failed to report important safety data.

A new probiotic product study suggests that a multi-strain approach may be beneficial in managing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and diarrhea.

Testing lab Eurofins Scientific (River Falls, WI) is now using probiotic assays developed by DuPont Nutrition & Health (Madison, WI) in order to test probiotics to the strain level.

The studies found that cranberry seed fiber and fenugreek are able to resist gastric acid and pancreatic enzyme hydrolysis, as well as to support the growth of probiotic bacteria Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 (Sabinsa’s LactoCran and LactoWise, respectively).