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Grasping Metabolic Syndrome

Clutching a cluster of risk factors borrowed from other high-profile health conditions, like heart health, diabetes and weight management, metabolic syndrome is still trying to find its own space in the health and wellness market. Market opportunities are tied to delivering ...More
December 5, 2011 By Steve Myers
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Resveratrol Mimics Calorie Restriction

Resveratrol supplementation for 30 days induced metabolic changes in obese humans that mimic the effects of calorie restriction, according to a new study that used using resVida® resveratrol from DSM (Cell Metab. 2011 Nov 2;14(5):612-22). According to DSM, this study ...More
November 14, 2011
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Chicory Bests Rutin on Metabolic Disturbances

Animal research showed a specific chicory seed extract was more effective than was rutin in improving glycemia and other metabolic disturbances. ...More
October 27, 2011
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CRN Workshop Offers Antioxidant Science

Science on antioxidants and supplement safety, and updates on supplement innovation and controversies will be on the docket of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) one-day symposium, “The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science," which will be held Oct. 19 at the Terranea ...More
July 13, 2011
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Leucine Reverses Ill Effects of High-Fat Diet

Doubling the amount of the branched chained amino acid (BCAA) leucine in a high-fat diet reversed many of negative metabolic effects associated with metabolic syndrome and caused an improvement in glucose tolerance and insulin signaling in a recent mouse study. ...More
June 24, 2011
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Atrium Innovations Starts $5M Metabolic Syndrome Research

Atrium Innovations Inc. is tackling metabolic syndrome with a research partnership with Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF). The two companies, along with support from governmental agencies, will investigate a nutritional approach to the disorder with ...More
June 20, 2011
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UltraMeal® PLUS 360° Plus Mediterranean Diet Reduces Metabolic Syndrome

Combining the medical food UltraMeal® PLUS 360° (from Metagenics Inc.) with a low-glycemic, Mediterranean-style diet reduces the risk of heart disease more than following the Mediterranean diet alone, according to a new study published in the May/June issue of the Journal ...More
May 19, 2011
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Today’s Research: Tomorrow’s Health

Annual conference brought together the scientific research community for education, presentations, exhibits and workshops. ...More
April 15, 2011
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A Sugared Society

Sugar is the new black. Americans “wear” it with everything—with their coffee, desserts, sodas, breads, cereals, sauces … everything, resulting in record high number of type 2 diabetes. But the natural products industry is busy trying to reverse the affects of America’s ...More
March 25, 2011 By Alissa Marrapodi
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Poor Diet Increases Metabolic Syndrome Risk

A poor diet low in micronutrients contributed to metabolic syndrome in an epidemiological study conducted by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University. ...More
January 4, 2011
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