Archives for March 22, 2004

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Dieting boosts Naturade results

Naturade, a marketer of heart health and weight management products, has announced a significant reduction in net losses for 2003. The popularity of low-carb diets and the demise of ephedra-based products was responsible for the growth in sales of...

Natural plant tech fuels growth for ACMI

Targeting the $900 billion functional foods market in the US, recently floated company American Consolidated Management Group (ACMI), will take on board a preliminary technology transfer/license agreement for a natural plant product for use in food...

Pycnogenol for diabetes control

Type 2 diabetes patients had lower blood sugar and healthier blood vessels after supplementing with French maritime pine tree bark extract Pycnogenol, report scientists in the latest study to investigate a natural product for diabetes management.

Echinacea fails to meet quality standards

Echinacea supplements, one of the most popular herbal remedies in the US, which is taken to treat the common cold, do not meet quality standards according to researchers whose findings prove how dietary supplements differ in their contents and...