Heart Health

GOED discusses how our understanding of omega-3's role in human health has evolved over time.

With the global astaxanthin market projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2020, scientists are doubling down on research in new health areas.

New studies on krill oil, egg phospholipids, and phospholipid-based curcumin

NattoPharma announced that the company’s NattoPharma International Research Network has received a €4 million grant from the European Commission’s research program, Horizon 2020, to study vitamin K2’s role in vascular health.

In a newly published, secondary analysis of the Physicians’ Health Study II, researchers posit that multivitamin supplementation did not help to prevent the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, even in subjects who were found to have less-nutritious diets.

The company says this product offers sustainability benefits by enabling the company to use the entire beet crop.

This recommendation is a positive update to a previous AHA scientific recommendation the association published back in 2002.

FDA draft guidance has given the sodium-reduction movement new life, and ingredients old and new are rising to the challenge.

New study results suggest Oxyjun, an arjuna extract developed by Enovate Biolife, may increase cardiovascular efficiency and improve cardiac conditioning in young men.

The supplement is packaged with test strips that enable consumers to asses their own nitric oxide levels before and after using the supplement.

The brand has debuted an improved grade of its K-Real krill oil that it says is free of both trimethylamine (TMA) and trimethylamine-oxide (TMAO).

Two recent studies suggest that the inactive MGP, a vitamin K–dependent protein, is associated with cardiovascular stiffness in patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease.

Researchers found especially significant reductions of CHD risk in populations with high triglycerides and high LDL cholesterol.

Results of a new study suggest Gnosis’s Quatrefolic, combined with B vitamins, may reduce homocysteine serum levels in subjects with hypertensive risk.

New studies on arthritis, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and hearing

Mainstream media continue to question the heart-health benefits of omega-3 supplementation, even as positive studies emerge. What’s a supplement shopper to think?

New studies on probiotics for brain health and mood, dental health, skin health, and heart health

New study results suggest Verdure Sciences’ Pomella pomegranate extract may improve cardiovascular-health markers in patients with myocardial infarction.

A long-term, prospective cohort study finds higher intake of vitamin K2-but not vitamin K1-is “borderline significantly associated” with lower mortality from coronary heart disease.

Participants consuming breads made from different ancient grains varieties experienced significant reduction to several different cardiovascular disease risk factors.

A new study finds that Lycored’s Cardiomato tomato extract may inhibit the LDL oxidation that occurs after eating a high-fat meal.

Frutarom Health’s CitrOlive is designed to support overall cardiovascular function and defend against hardening of the arteries.

Can natural supplements be as effective as drugs-or at least complementary?

OmniActive’s CurcuWin curcumin extract was found to produce a dose-mediated improvement in flow-mediated dilation.

The latest crop of omega-3 research nets positive data for depression, eye health, children’s health, and more.