San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against leading food manufacturers, alleging deceptive practices and public health harms tied to ultra-processed foods. The action signals increased attention to processing methods and ingredient strategies that may influence future expectations for product developers.
Danone North America is expanding nutrition awareness with its new Type 2 Diabetes Nutrition Edition campaign, including an expert-led AMA on Reddit. The program highlights yogurt’s role in helping reduce type 2 diabetes risk.
The BOOST Glucose Control Daily Support and Mealtime Support supplements complement the brand's current BOOST Glucose Control nutritional drink that is clinically shown to produce a lower blood sugar response versus a standard nutritional drink in adults with type 2 diabetes.
In response to a petition submitted by food and beverage leader Danone North America, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the first-ever qualified health claim for yogurt, recognizing a potential link between its regular consumption and a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, and giving consumers another compelling reason to shop the yogurt aisle.
Fiber benefits are associated with gastrointestinal health as well as reduced risk of heart attack, stroke, high cholesterol, obesity, type 2 diabetes and even some cancers
With the continued emphasis on foods and beverages as pathways for diabetic control, there are many ingredients help formulators to make great-tasting, new diabetic products.
The CDC believes that, as of 2010, almost 80 million American adults aged 20 or older could be considered as pre-diabetic. And, in a CDC report released just six weeks ago, only 11% of the Americans who are at risk for diabetes are aware they are at risk.