Cardiovascular Health

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The Omega-3 Coalition, a group of industry stakeholders working to improve consumer knowledge of omega-3s, announced the formation of a scientific advisory council. Comprised of a team of cardiovascular experts, researchers and nutritionists, the council will serve in an advisory role and complement the coalition's efforts to educate consumers about the benefits, efficacy and safety of the specific omega-3s: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).

Cardiovascular health covers a number of different areas in terms of food and drinks; not only the traditional focus on fat and cholesterol reduction, but also more discussion of salt or sodium reduction.

For the 11th year, BNP Media’s Market Research Division, in conjunction with Prepared Foods magazine and NutraSolutions.com, surveyed processors of functional foods, functional beverages and dietary supplements

Prepared Foods and its NutraSolutions brand present this annual “Ingredients for Health” reference.

Cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC, and food industry veteran Barbara Birr, have launched Step One Foods, a Minneapolis company with a namesake line of physician-formulated products for heart care.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common type, kills nearly 380,000 people annually. The health costs are staggering, coming at a cost of nearly $109 billion per year in health care services, medications and lost productivity.

Blue California offers Sol Q10 BLUE, a water-soluble coenzyme Q10, in 10% and 40% concentrations for energy drinks, functional beverages, chewable tablets, stick packs and other products

More than three decades of research into the benefits of omega 3 fatty acids have gone a long way to establish the myriad benefits of this lipid group

KonaRed Corporation, Kalaheo, Hawaii, introduced a new 10.5oz bottle for its line of KonaRed Original and Green Tea wellness drinks made with Hawaiian coffee fruit extract (billed on packaging as “Hawaiian Superfruit”).

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.