Heart Health

Two months of green tea consumption lowered body weight, BMI, and waist circumference in elderly subjects with metabolic syndrome.

A meta-analysis on 20 studies bodes well for cocoa flavanol intake.

A 90-person study looks at different doses.

Women who consume low amounts of protein appear at greater risk for stroke.

The ingredient holds EU novel foods approval and is kosher certified and U.S. GRAS-affirmed.

Glanbia Nutritionals is the exclusive distributor for pTeroPure brand pterostilbene in North America.

Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut secured the positive opinion from EFSA.

CSPI was threatening with a lawsuit.

Over 200 postmenopausal women were assigned to vitamin K2 or placebo daily for three years.

Each piece of chewing gum contains 40 mg resveratrol.

LunaRich is an exclusive soy powder that Reliv International says provides five to 10 times the amount of lunasin as ordinary soy powder.

The one-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was performed on 65 firefighters at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Lycopene is responsible for the bright red color of tomatoes, watermelons, and other red fruits and vegetables.

Research published in the journal Heart adds more data to the debate.

An FTC administrative law judge has ruled that POM Wonderful violated federal law.

Plant breeders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an oat variety that features more beta glucans than common oats.

Kyowa Hakko USA (New York City) spoke about its Pantesin ingredient, an active form of vitamin B5 that helps the body metabolize fatty acids and triglycerides.

The company will present results of a three-year study on its MenaQ7 vitamin K2 at VitaFoods in Geneva.

The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is a collaboration between Ohio State University and the Government of Malaysia.

Compared to placebo, cocoa and soy supplementation improved insulin and cholesterol markers in type 2 diabetic women.

A clinical trial on subjects with poor heart health has found that consuming the juice of blood oranges may improve blood circulation and reduce the body’s inflammation.

Researchers in Greece found improvements in arterial health of smokers who consumed daily omega-3s.

According to Omthera, the top-line results from EVOLVE show a “highly statistically significant” reduction of triglycerides in all Epanova dose groups.

Unilever has offered up its Flora dairy brands to Leche Pascual.

Thai researchers assigned 121 patients undergoing heart bypass surgery to placebo or curcuminoids.