A fenugreek extract made by Dutch ingredients company Acatris has
been shown to reduce blood sugar levels in both non-diabetic and
type-II diabetic subjects, reported the company today.
US scientists have for the first time established a biochemical
connection between obesity and type 2 diabetes. The findings could
lead to more preventive treatments for diabetes, the fourth main
cause of death in most developed countries.
Less than half a teaspoon of cinnamon daily could significantly
reduce the risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease in
people with type 2 diabetes, suggests a small trial in next month's
Diabetes Care journal.
The number of adults at risk of developing type 2 diabetes is
expected to rise by roughly 20 per cent under new criteria being
laid out next month in Diabetes Care. The revised criteria
should encourage changes to diet and lifestyle...
Chromium-based nutritional supplements manufacturer Nutrition 21
announced yesterday it has raised $3.25 million through the
completion of a private placement of 4,062,500 shares of common
stock to be used primarily for the continued...
Nearly a third of African-American and Latino children are
overweight and most of these have at least one risk factor for type
2 diabetes or heart disease, researchers will report today at a
symposium revealing the latest figures...
Chromium supplement supplier Nutrition 2 made bigger losses this
year, as it took a hefty charge to cancel a retail launch of its
Lite Bites nutrition bar range after it failed to impress on a test
market.
A new study showing a hefty increase in age-related eye disease
among older Americans in the last eight years, demonstrates further
the need for preventive approaches, such as eye health supplements.
Further independent research suggests that daily nutritional
supplementation with 1,000 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate
can significantly decrease blood sugar levels in insulin-treated
people with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes.
A supplement containing chromium picolinate and biotin
significantly reduced elevated blood sugar levels in people with
type 2 diabetes after only twelve weeks, reported researchers at
the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Congress...
Red ginseng may help diabetes patients regulate blood sugar levels,
according to two small studies presented at the American Diabetes
Association's recent Scientific Sessions.
One in three Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes,
according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
report presented last week.
A recent conference on chromium picolinate highlighted the evidence
backing the use of chromium in glucose control for people with type
2 diabetes and insulin resistance, suggests chromium maker
Nutrition 21.
The natural antioxidant Pycnogenol, a European pine bark extract
made by Horphag Research, has been included in the new Twinlab
product, Dia-Balance for Eye Health, designed for diabetics and
pre-diabetics.
While new product introductions launched on the back of key
nutritional claims continue to decline significantly in the US,
products with 'added value' could lead the way towards success,
writes market analyst Mintel this...
The natural antioxidant Pycnogenol can help slow the progression of
blindness in diabetes patients according to a study published
recently in Phytotherapy Research.
Nutrition 21, the US producer of chromium picolinate products, has
announced that it will provide data to the US Institute of Medicine
(IOM) to help it assess the safety of the product.
Shareholders in Medifast, a US-based soy products manufacturer,
were told at the company's AGM last week that the first five months
of the year had been extremely successful, helped by the launch of
the new diabetic product.
An extract from the ginseng berry could prove to be an effective
treatment for diabetes and obesity, according to researchers from
the University of Chicago.
The RiceX Company, the US producer of nutrient-dense stabilised
rice bran, has posted a 20 per cent increase in first quarter
sales, in turn boosting profits by more than 400 per cent.
NutraStar said last week that its scientists have received a second
diabetes patent, proving the effects of its stabilised rice bran
derivatives in reducing blood glucose levels, glycosylated
hemoglobin levels and improving insulin...
Patients suffering from type 2 diabetes are to be the focus of a
new study sponsored by supplement producer Nutrition 21. The
company wants to evaluate the effects of its recently-patented
chromium picolinate and biotin supplement,...
Many obese children and adolescents have impaired glucosetolerance,
a condition that often appears before thedevelopment of type 2
diabetes, according to researchersfrom the US.
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), a hormone found in the intestine,
could prove to be an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes,
according to a study in The Lancet.
Researchers in the US have successfully used the hormone leptin to
treat patients suffering from lipodystrophy, a rare and
difficult-to-treat disorder that shares some of thecharacteristics
of typical type 2 diabetes.
Doctors in Britain are warning that diabetes could spread in the
current generation of fat, couch-potato teenagers, putting more
pressure on Britain's ailing health-care system.
The oral anti-diabetic drug (OAD) repaglinide tablets can help
improve glycaemic control - the amount of glucose in the blood -
according to new research from Denmark.
Nutrition 21, a leading developer and marketer of clinically proven
nutritional products, has been granted a patent by the United
States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of chromium
picolinate in high doses to stabilise blood...
Fenugreek, trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual plant, member of
the pea family. The botanical name for fenugreek means "Greek hay,"
since it was used at one time to scent poor quality hay.
