Despite increasing interest in cognitive health from an aging population, the majority (over two thirds) of global food and drinks launches marketed on a brain health platform are baby foods, particularly infant formulas and milks, where DHA is often used for its brain development properties.
A number of food and drinks come under the umbrella term of cardiovascular health, and not only with the traditional focus on fat and cholesterol reduction.
New natural, nutraceutical products are supporting cognitive function and brain health; and addressing concerns of a burgeoning Baby Boomer population.
December 1, 2013
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.
Stepan Lipid Nutrition used the Healthy Beverage Expo to introduce three new, clear beverage prototypes.
November 1, 2013
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.
November 1, 2013
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.
New technology will allow canola to produce the same types of highly bioavailable omega-3 fatty acids as are found in salmon, krill and other marine life.
August 1, 2013
When the push to remove saturated fats in the 1980s led to widespread use of trans fats (later found to be worse than what they replaced), there was some initial confusion.
There is growing awareness among all stakeholders involved in the food industry of the role that nutrition and lifestyle play in the onset of heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, breast cancer and obesity.