The European Commission is spending €12.7 million on research into
the relationship between diet, lack of exercise and the development
of diabetes to improve understanding of the rapid rise in this
disease in recent years.
The vitamin-like substance acetyl-L-carnitine appears to help ease
the pain caused by diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of
diabetes that results in painful damage to nerves.
Nutrition 21 said recently that the NIH would continue to fund
research into the benefits of chromium picolinate for sufferes of
diabetes. The company's CEO told NutraIngredientsUSA.com what this
means and her company's...
Nutrition 21 announced last week that a bill signed into law by
President George Bush recognizes the health benefits of chromium
picolinate towards diabetes and urges further research into its
capabilities.
The mineral supplement chromium picolinate has been given the
all-clear by the UK's food authority. It is a strong sign that the
compound could be accepted across Europe under the forthcoming
supplements directive, writes Dominique...
The US health department yesterday announced a national action plan
to stem the rising tide of diabetes, providing supplement
manufacturers with plenty of marketing opportunities.
The natural hormone DHEA could play a role in the prevention and
treatment of the metabolic syndrome associated with abdominal
obesity, according to research published this week.
The European Commission will this week host a major conference on
the challenges for diabetes research, in a bid to raise political,
academic and industrial awareness of the disease.
Replacing white bread with low-glycaemic breads could help to
reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests new research, that
offers evidence for the role of low glycaemic index foods.
PBM Products, makers of Bright Beginnings infant formula with DHA
(docosahexaenoic acid), has launched what it claims to be the first
diabetic nutritional drink containing DHA.
The best way to lower high blood pressure is to eat a balanced
diet, take regular exercise and supplement with the pine bark
extract Pycnogenol, according to one scientist, who is currently
looking at the effect of this product on...
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