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Regulators begin to impact functional food efforts, yet opportunities remain, as we explore nutritional ingredient trends.

Beverages cross over into meal areas, while ethnic foods and flavors continue to make their presence known, with sodium  levels in decline.

Consumption of cod increases weight loss in men and also has other positive health effects.

Reader's Digest commissioned an exclusive global poll, interviewing approximately 16,000 people in 16 countries about their attitudes and behaviors about weight, weight loss and obesity.

Despite the persistence of food insecurity, food consumption has been rising in many developing countries, and with it has come higher rates of overweight and obesity.

Weight management is both an important ethical issue for manufacturers and an obvious, but untapped, growth opportunity.

Proteins are central to formulations, for both their nutritional and functional characteristics. The industry focuses on protein ingredient quality through analytical testing.

Manufacturers weigh in on upcoming ingredient and formulations trends, from dietary fiber to green tea extracts, low-fat to satiety-enhancing foods.

As Americans continue to put on pounds, food and supplement manufacturers are launching products to attract consumers concerned about weight. Low-fat formulations continue to dominate, but a subtle shift towards using value-added, beneficial ingredients may be taking place.