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Today’s sports nutrition formulations provide sophisticated ingredients, alone and in combination, for not only athletes and weekend warriors -- but also those engaged in the grueling competition of simply getting through the stressful marathon that is modern living.

In late 2010, the Life Sciences Research Organization (LSRO), Bethesda, Md., conducted a review of the scientific evidence on more than 35 food ingredients, dietary supplements and dietary factors to determine whether claims could be linked to the ingredients’ effects on mental energy.

Baby Boomers coping with today’s fast-paced society find it’s not uncommon to lose one’s concentration and suffer a diminishment in the ability to remember everything.

Research has long established the anti-inflammatory benefits of tart cherries, often linked to the fruit’s powerful red compounds called anthocyanins.

Ganeden Biotech and Tipton Mills’ Probiotic Coffee received the inaugural SupplySide Insights Award for Probiotic Coffee at the recent SupplySide MarketPlace in New York.

Stepan Lipid Nutrition used the Healthy Beverage Expo to launch three new, clear beverage prototypes; discuss healthy beverage applications; and talk about the current and future science of Clarinol CLA for weight management and sports nutrition.

Canola and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends in a heart-healthy diet for weight maintenance, according to research presented this March at the American Heart Association’s EPI/NPAM 2013 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans.

Wellmune WGP, the natural immune- boosting ingredient for foods, beverages and supplements, is now available along with a prebiotic in a functional freezer pop.

The heart never rests. At 65-75 beats per minute, the average ticker pumps about 300 liters of blood every hour.

Nellson, headquartered in Irwindale, Calif., is a provider of nutraceutical branded and private-label bar and functional powder products.