Weight Management

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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By law, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) team up every five years to evaluate the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The guidelines are the set of nutritional rules that lie behind the federal government's food programs, including the National School Lunch Program; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; the Healthy People initiative; and the Food Pyramid, to name a few.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) have determined that celiac disease is four times more common today than it was in the 1950s, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the June issue of Gastroenterology.

For smaller stevia companies, competing with larger manufacturers feels “like riding a motorcycle around a semi-trailer truck,” says Jim May, Wisdom Natural CEO.

Danone Withdraws Application for EU Health ClaimDSM Launches Ingredient Targeted at Lactose Intolerance

Whey protein has become a key ingredient in the functional food and beverage market.

In 2007. Danone's functional foods division reported revenues of approximately $6 billion.

With weight loss perpetually topping New Year's resolution lists each year, and more than 60% of Americans considered overweight, the pop­ularity of diet products is unlikely to wane.

In a continuing investigation, FDA (Rockville, MD) has determined that dozens of weight-loss supplements, most of them imported from China, contain hidden and potentially harmful drugs. The agency plans to issue a longer list of brands to avoid that are spiked with drugs in the coming weeks, an FDA spokeswoman said.

Sabinsa (Piscataway, NJ) will provide dishes including several of Sabinsa’s GRAS ingredients at Expo West in Anaheim, California on March 6.

Nutratech’s (West Caldwell, NJ) bitter orange extract, Advantra Z, will continue as the thermogenic component of the weight loss supplement, CortiSlim (Laguna Niguel, CA).

A federal judge has ordered infomercial marketer Kevin Trudeau to pay more than $37 million for violating a 2004 stipulated order by misrepresenting the content of his book, “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About.”

A federal district court has ordered the marketers of three dietary supplements to pay more than $15 million for deceiving consumers about the products’ safety and effectiveness. The court imposed the final monetary judgment and permanent prohibitions against the marketers in December 2008, after granting the FTC's (Washington, DC) motion for summary judgment last June.

In response to the FDA’s expansion of a nationwide recall of 69 tainted weight loss products that contain undisclosed ingredients, Steve Mister, president of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC), issued the following statement on January 9:

OmniActive Health Technologies (Short Hills, NJ) announced the launch of a proprietary blend of Capsimax Plus, its capsicum, or hot red pepper, ingredient, on December 18.