Weight Management

Probiotics could be an emerging player in the weight-management market, according to market researcher Euromonitor International. While probiotics are still very fixated on digestive and immune health, new research is exploring the effects of probiotics on weight. 'As the evidence that obesity may have a microbial component continues to mount, the potential for probiotics as a key functional ingredient in weight management-positioned food and beverage products may emerge to be substantial,' says Ewa Hudson, head of Euromonitor...s health and wellness research.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC; Washington, DC) will formally announce a lawsuit next Monday against a marketer of acai berry supplements for weight loss and colon cleansing, according to a press release posted yesterday on FTC...s website.  

In response to complaints from television viewers, the United Kingdom...s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for weight-loss beverage Optislim. The agency says that the drink...s television ad infers that consumers can use the drink to lose weight in lieu of exercising.  

The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen (Washington, DC) announced yesterday that it is petitioning FDA to pull the weight loss pill Meridia off of the U.S. market, according to AP News. Meridia is a name-brand sibutramine pill manufactured by Abbot Laboratories (Abbot Park, IL). Public Citizen cites a 10,000 patient study, known as the SCOUT study, in which higher risks of heart problems were connected to the drug. The group also claims that 84 deaths related to the drug have been reported to FDA since June.  

Ever since the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) published its second batch of general health claims in February, much of the industry had been waiting for last week...s stakeholders meeting, where EFSA intended to clarify its procedures and offer advice on claims substantiation.  

J & H Besta Corp. (Hicksville, NY) has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its Slim-30 herbal supplement after the Food and Drug Administration (Rockville, MD) confirmed trace amounts of N-Desmethyl Sibutramine and Sibutramine in the weight loss supplement. Sibutramine is an FDA-approved drug for weight loss. Slim-30 contains Chinese hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida), sickle-pod seed (Senna obtusifolia), oyster shell, and sacred lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera), according to the company...s website.

While stevia takes its first steps into consumer food markets, a surge in functional beverages is perhaps most notable. Last month, FRS Healthy Energy (FRS; Foster City, CA) became the newest player to launch a drink sweetened with Stevia rebaudiana, and Nutritional Outlook caught up with the company to find out why it made the move.

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Wu X et al., “Enhanced weight loss from a dietary supplement containing standardized Phaseolus vulgaris extract in overweight men and women,” Journal of Applied Research, vol. 10, no. 2 (2010): 73-79.A 60-day, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigated the weight-loss effects of Phase 2 Carb Controller, an ingredient by Pharmachem Laboratories (Kearny, NJ) extracted from white kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).

CitriTex is a new texturizing ingredient that allows companies to replace up to 50% of the oil or fat in bakery products, while maintaining the taste and texture of a full-fat product.

As part of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA; Parma, Italy) ongoing series of public consultations on health claims guidance, the agency has announced that it will hold a meeting on scientific requirements for gut health and immune function health claims on December 2, 2010, in Amsterdam.

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Originally Published Probiotic Gummies

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Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign brings in sharp focus the insidious obesity trend among children and teens. Report after report warns of the consequences: obese children are more likely to become obese adults, who in turn are more likely to develop diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, and perhaps pancreatic cancer, among other diseases.

Originally Published Add to Water

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Cruciferol Complex Cruciferol Complex is a complex of cruciferous vegetables rich in active metabolites. Epidemiological studies have shown that cruciferous vegetables provide significant protection to healthy cells. The product delivers a full-spectrum complex of active cruciferous metabolites, including sulforaphane, I3C, and isothiocyanates, for the broadest possible activity. Cyvex Nutrition (Irvine, CA), 949/622-9030, www.cyvex.com.

"Sometimes, atheletes don't want a full-size energy drink sloshing around in their stomachs," says Tim Weigard of American Body Building

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