SlimFast owner Unilever has gained the exclusive global rights to
an appetite-suppressing compound extracted from the hoodia gordonii
plant by UK-based Phytopharm, reports Dominique Patton.
UK firm Phytopharm, which has isolated the appetite-suppressing
ingredients in the desert plant hoodia, says it is in advanced
talks to license its compound to a food industry partner.
The Federal Trade Commission has charged more supplement companies
with deceptive advertising for weight-loss products that are said
to have included the banned substance ephedra.
Healthy foods targeted at children may be coming up against a
critical barrier to sales - most parents fail to recognise obesity
and overweight problems in their children, according to a study out
tomorrow.
Low-glycaemic load diets may have a lesser effect on lowering
metabolism than low-fat diets, making dieters feel less tired, cold
and hungry and more likely to stick to the regime long-term,
suggests a new study.
The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday it was intensifying
its efforts to ensure that any manufacturers still selling dietary
supplements containing the banned substance ephedra would be
stopped.
Recent reports have suggested that the low-carb trend is falling
out of favor with Americans, but falling sales of high-carb pasta
suggest health food producers shouldn't dismiss the trend just yet.
Drinks companies are increasingly pushing bottled waters at the
body-conscious consumer, taking advantage of water's established
health position and shifting attitudes towards healthier
lifestyles.
Danisco has taken up the low-carb, low-sugar baton and run with it,
developing a line of flavours aimed at food manufacturers
developing artificially sweetened and reduced sugar beverages and
dairy products.
Investigations into benefits of low calorie diet lead scientists to
pinpoint the gene responsible for an increase in life span in flies
on calorie-restricted diet, paving the way to further elucidate the
health and longevity benefits...
Lipid Nutrition, a division of the Dutch firm Loders Croklaan, has
been given clearance by the FDA to use four health claims on its
Clarinol CLA product.
Americans are constantly being urged to lose weight by eating more
fruit, vegetables and fiber-rich foods. One company, however, has
launched a "healthy" frying oil, which means the nation can
keep eating its doughnuts and...
One company that certainly doesn't believe the bottom is about to
fall out of the low-carb market is Los-Angles based Sunset Brands
that has completed the acquisition of Low Carb Creations, a
producer of low-carb foods.
MOROSIL™ has won as Ingredient of the Year in the category Weight Management at 2023 Nutraingredient USA. MOROSIL ™ is a standardized extract derived from...
Slendacor® is a synergistic, patented formulation of three standardized herbal extracts: turmeric (Curcuma longa), moringa (Moringa oleifera) and curry...