Resistant starch shows blood sugar benefits for men
Thirty grams per day of resistant starch may improve sensitivity to insulin by a whopping 73% for men, but not women, suggests a new study from National Starch.
Archives for March 14, 2012
Quote/Unquote: DMAA, class actions and brain food… The best of Nutracon, Engredea & Expo West
If you didn’t make it to Anaheim – or were too busy manning your booth to check out what the competition was up to - we’ve plucked some pearls of wisdom from the podium at Nutracon and the exhibit halls at Expo West for your reading pleasure…
Sabinsa scores industry first with patent-pending synbiotic bilayer tablet
Sabinsa is set to score an industry first this year when it unveils the first bi-layer synbiotic tablet featuring prebiotics in one layer and probiotics in the other.
Maternal supplementation could aid unborn baby growth
Supplementation with vitamins and minerals could help to boost the growth of unborn babies in developing countries, according to the results of a new study.
Supplement use up to 69% of US adults: CRN survey
Supplements use among US adults has increased to a record level of 69%, according to results of a survey commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).
Israeli team conquers cloudy drinks problem with new nutraceutical nano-encapsulation method
Israeli researchers have developed a way to enrich transparent beverages with nutraceuticals using nanocapsules, protecting them from degradation at a low pH and ensuring their shelf life, while solving the challenging problem of cloudiness.