Weight Management

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"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.

One survey, an online sample taken last September of 694 adults who had eaten at least one type of bar within the past 30 days, found that compared with the general population, bar consumers tend to be better educated, younger, and female. Just under three-fourths of the sample ate a snack bar within the past 30 days. The consumers ate the snack bars primarily to curb hunger between meals.

Whey protein makes a nutritious addition to smoothies and other beverages.

Gencor 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.

lendesta won the award for “MostInnovative Slimming Ingredient\" at the Ingredientes Adelgazantes España 2008 conference held from October 2-3 in Spain.

Dow (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.

On October 23, Sabinsa Corp. (Piscataway, NJ) hosted a meeting at SupplySide West to discuss a citizen’s petition that seeks to classify weight-loss claims on dietary supplements as disease claims.