Articles Tagged with ''women's health''

Nexira has developed a new extract from Balanites aegyptiaca (commonly known as desert date) containing native diosgenin and designed for the nutraceutical market.

Naturex’s Pacran®, a natural solution for urinary comfort, has been awarded a Natural Product Number from Health Canada. This is the second time Pacran® has successfully completed a governmental procedure of claim authorization.

Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes or to die from any cause than women who eat fewer potassium-rich foods, according to data from the Women's Health Initiative.

Women have complex nutritional needs that change over time. Perhaps for similar reasons, women tend to read food labels more than men do.

A survey of more than 500 women showed almost 85% feel shame or guilt about the food they eat. The 10-question survey, which focused on women’s eating patterns, was developed by Lasting Change founder Beth Novick and was posted on Craigslist in 68 cities nationwide in May 2011.

Studies report on topics from consumers’ moods toward food to a few of particular significance to women’s health.

Health issues affecting women include those directly linked to the female reproductive system as well as others like osteoporosis. This review of bioactives will cover ingredients for classic female concerns.