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A Girl's Best Friend

Women are more interested in health and prevention than men, making them a key demographic for natural products manufacturers. They are also more willing to educate themselves on products they choose for themselves and their families, so manufacturers should use marketing ...More
January 25, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
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Drivers in the US Women’s Health Market

Ingredients marketed to women, such as iron, calcium, vitamin D, folic acid, soy and cranberry, are slated for growth in the United States, spurred by the increase of female-specific conditions, raising cost of health care and increasing research activity. ...More
January 11, 2012 By Kaushik Ramakrishnan Shankar
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The Cholesterol Juggle

Juggling the different types of cholesterol and their effects on arterial health can be a complex task within the greater effort to stem heart disease. Numerous dietary ingredients, from vitamins to botanicals, have been researched for lowering the bad forms of cholesterol ...More
December 27, 2011 By Steve Myers
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Soy Isoflavone Metabolism May Affect Research

Metabolism of soy isopflavones is different in rodents than it is in humans, providing insight in to why early animal studies on soy and breast cancer have not gone as expected in human trials. ...More
October 28, 2011
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Just Us Girls

The breasts are a beautiful signal of womanhood, but they can also be the cause of severe illness and death. Aside from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, but natural ingredients such as phytoestrogens, ...More
October 28, 2011 By Sandy Almendarez
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AER System Aids Soy Flour Recall

When FDA issues a recall alert for soy flour, the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) used its adverse event reporting system to locate and notify companies selling the products. ...More
October 21, 2011
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New Insights into Bone Strength

Different protein sources including soy and collagen may have beneficial effects on bone strength, helping fight onset of osteoporosis and increasing bone mineral density. ...More
October 3, 2011
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geniVida Reduces Prostate-Specific Antigen

Genistein (as geniVida®, from DSM Nutritional Products), at 30 mg/d, reduced levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in men with early prostate cancer, in a new study from the Oslo University Hospital, Norway. PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of men with ...More
September 22, 2011
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MO Gov. Visits Soy Labs, MPSC to Talk Job Growth

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon visited the site of Soy Labs and the Missouri Plant Science Center (MPSC) on Friday to discuss the importance of the Missouri House passing the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act (MOSIRA) as part of the Made in Missouri Jobs Package. ...More
September 19, 2011
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Meal Replacement Products for Weight Loss

Meal replacers answer consumers’ need for no-brainer weight loss products, and with new ingredients and formulation techniques, the category has expanded beyond shakes. ...More
August 31, 2011
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