A one-year, double-blind, controlled clinical study suggests cacao flavonoids and soy isoflavones can significantly improve biomarkers of CVD risk in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. The trial, conducted by Peter J. Curtis, Ph.D., et al, funded by a U.K.-based Charity, Diabetes UJK, and supported by Frutarom Ltd., Israel, and cocoa and chocolate processor Barry Callebaut Inc., was published February 2012 in Diabetes Care.
LycoRed Ltd. offers new formulations uniquely designed for hair and nail nutrition, based on vitamin B-complex and amino acids. LycoRed showcased these systems, made with LycoRed’s proprietary microencapsulation technology, at VitaFoods Europe in Geneva, Switzerland. Consumers recognize that vitamin B and amino acids build hair protein and protect nails.
According to the largest study to date on the influence of soy foods and breast cancer, regular intake of soy significantly reduces the risk of the cancer returning.
Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D., and colleagues presented a clinical study at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Experimental Biology 2012 conference. The study was titled, “Effect of Protein Blend vs. Whey Protein Ingestion on Muscle Protein Synthesis Following Resistance Exercise.”
The advantages of soy proteins are numerous and well-documented. Formulating with soy protein, however, has previously been limited to beverages with a pH higher than 4.5—the isoelectric point (the pH at which the total charge on the protein molecule is equivalent to zero) of soy proteins.
Americans consider protein important in maintaining a balanced diet, but a recent study shows that a quarter of them find protein-packed food too expensive.
With an increasing number of consumers aware of the links between sugar and fat consumption and heart disease, dessert aficionados have shifted their attention to healthier alternatives like frozen yogurt, which has seen an annual growth rate of 4.3% in recent years, per IBIS World.
Biothera announced the European Union will invest 6 million Euros in an international research project to evaluate the immune health effects of Biothera’s Wellmune WGP and several other functional food ingredients.
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