Low-Carb

Slide Show: Managing Diabetes

Minerals, botanicals and specialty nutrients can help address complications that arise with a diabetes diagnosis, such as high blood glucose levels, insufficient insulin and ulcers. ...More
April 16, 2012
Posted in Galleries
Keeping Blood Sugar Slow and Steady

Type 2 diabetes has swept over the nation, bringing unstable blood sugar levels and other complications such as weight gain and heart disease. Natural ingredients from minerals to botanicals and sugar alcohols have been shown to address various aspects of the ...More
March 15, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
InSea2® Studies Accepted for Publication

InSea2®, a brown seaweed ingredient from innoVactiv inc., was recently supported with scientific studies; both showed it to beneficial to post-meal blood sugar and insulin levels. The studies have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. ...More
October 3, 2011
Posted in News
Carbs Plus Protein Power Female Performance

Adding a moderate amount of protein to a mixed carb supplement improves endurance performance in female athletes beyond the use of a traditional 6 percent carb product, according to a new study. ...More
April 14, 2011
Posted in News, Sports Nutrition
Keen on Protein

Natural protein ingredients are appealing to a wider audience and ingredient manufacturers are answering the demand with a variety of sources, innovative delivery forms and flexible formulation technologies. ...More
July 23, 2010 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles, Sports Nutrition
Low-Carb Diet Better for Insulin-Resistant Women

Overweight women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet, according to a new study presented at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting on June 19. ...More
June 21, 2010
Posted in News
High-Calorie, High-Fat Diets Linked to Incontinence

Women who consume high-calorie or diets high in saturated fats have an increased risk for urinary incontinence, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. ...More
May 18, 2010
Posted in News
Dietary Fat Intake and Heart Health

Researcher found replacing 7 to 8 percent of fat intake with complex carbohydrates over six years was not associated with clinically adverse effects on triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol or lipoprotein subclasses. ...More
April 19, 2010
Posted in News