April 24th 2024
As consumers embrace active lifestyles and a long-view on health, sports nutrition and weight management products have an opportunity for continued growth.
Gencor Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Slimaluma
November 21st 2008Gencor Pacific (Hong Kong) received a Frost & Sullivan (Palo Alto, CA) award for its weight management supplement, Slimaluma, the company announced on November 21. Gencor received the Global Appetite Suppressant and Satiety Ingredients Product Innovation of the Year award. “Gencor Pacific Group’s Slimaluma is a unique ingredient that has been scientifically validated for its efficacy and safety in human consumption,” said Frost & Sullivan analyst Natalie Watt.
Dow to Introduce Weight Care Technology at HiE
November 5th 2008Dow (Midland, MI) will introduce new weight care technology at the Health Ingredients Europe (HiE) show in Paris, the company said on November 4. SATISFIT Weight Care Technology promoted healthy fat metabolism and reduced weight gain in pre-clinical studies, the company said.
BENEO-Orafti Will Reveal Findings at Health Ingredients Europe
October 6th 2008BENEO-Orafti (Morris Plains, NJ), a producer of inulin and oligofructose, will be exhibiting new findings on continuing research on consumer conscience in health and wellness at this year’s Health Ingredients Europe (HIE) show in France. Preliminary results will be announced from research conducted in the US and UK with other European findings being revealed at a later date.
Jump-Start Your Soy Supplement Brand Sales
July 22nd 2008While the soy foods market continues to grow, the soy supplement market hasn't experienced the same success. In fact, according to Nutrition Business Journal, soy supplement sales declined for the past three years (2004–2006) from their reported high of $106 million in 2003. In contrast, Packaged Facts (Rockville, MD) estimates the soy food and beverage market at $2.1 billion in 2007, up 7% from the prior year. This same report forecasts continued growth through 2012, estimating the market at $3 billion.
Natraceutical Group Acquires Viscofiber from Cevena Bioproducts Inc.
May 19th 2008Natraceutical Group (Edmonton, Alberta), a biotech multinational holding company based in Europe, has agreed to purchase the assets and operations of Cevena Bioproducts Inc. Natraceutical Canada will manufacture and distribute Viscofiber, Cevena’s high-viscosity and high-concentration oat beta-glucan soluble fiber.
Antioxidants and Metabolic Syndrome
August 29th 2007While it may be true that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, eating berries, nuts, and other sweet foods won’t hurt either. Some of the latest nutrition research explores the idea that antioxidants in fruit may play a role in preventing health problems associated with metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and diabetes.
Practitioner's Guide to Nutritional Supplements
June 15th 2007Lack of communication between doctors and patients poses a serious problem for the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; Bethesda, MD), only about 12% of Americans who tried CAM between 1997 and 2004 consulted a licensed healthcare practitioner.
A Spoonful of Sugar Substitutes
June 14th 2007Americans like sweets, but their love affair with sugar may be souring. Concerns about obesity are driving many consumers away from candy and soft drinks, and toward healthier fare made with alternative sweeteners. In fact, demand for low-calorie sugar substitutes could exceed $1.1 billion in the United States alone by 2010, according to a new report by The Freedonia Group Inc. (Cleveland).
Energy and Weight-Loss Ingredients
January 19th 2007Weight-loss supplements have taken a drubbing in recent years from government officials, consumer groups, and the media. A key issue behind the controversy is the level of scientific substantiation for product claims. While researchers haven’t reached a consensus about the effectiveness and safety of most weight-loss products, many popular natural ingredients do have some supportive data, and the number of research studies generating useful information is growing.
The Global Outlook for Functional Foods
October 16th 2006At the World Health Organization’s (WHO; Geneva) upcoming European Ministerial Conference on Counteracting Obesity, which will be held in November in Istanbul, Turkey, many of the world’s leading health experts will convene to develop new plans for dealing with the obesity epidemic. With any luck, functional foods will be one of the strategies that helps makes a difference.
Recent and Future Innovations in Protein
June 9th 2006Let’s focus on milk and soy. To say which of these two protein sources is more significant would be to detract from their uniqueness. Milk, after all, is animal based, and soy is vegetable. Milk protein accelerates physical recovery from numerous ailments, and soy protein mitigates heart disease.
How to Leverage the Advantages of Whey Protein in Beverages
July 6th 2005As some of the most functional, versatile, and great-tasting ingredients derived from milk, whey ingredients are uniquely designed to function well in beverage applications. Whey is a nutritional powerhouse, containing the components of milk that remain soluble during the process of making cheese, which amounts to about half of the nutrients from milk.
Choosing an Alternative Sweetener
April 21st 2005With obesity and overweight problems reaching epidemic proportions worldwide, the good news is that more and more consumers are choosing foods that promote wellness. They want to feel good, vibrant, and invigorated throughout their lives. At the same time, they don’t want to give up flavor and texture, which raises the challenge of developing food products that fit into an active, health-oriented life style.