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BENEO: Weight Management

BENEO will use Food Ingredients Europe to showcase ingredients in weight management formulations
November 10, 2015
During the exhibition, BENEO will exhibit at Booth #6M5 and present new product concepts highlighting this health benefit.
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Health Conditions Consumers Manage Daily

For approximately a third of U.S. consumers, weight management issues urgently need to be addressed in their households
October 30, 2015
The report finds that the number one health condition America’s consumers are concerned with is the issue of weight management: more than half of consumers (58%) are either treating (26%) or preventing (32%) “being overweight.”
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PLT Health: Smart Weight Loss

PLT Health will highlight weight management solutions at Supply Side West
September 30, 2015
Successful weight loss involves more than a single “magic bullet.'” The sensible, long-lasting way to manage a healthy weight is to incorporate multiple modifications into a person's lifestyle.
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Medifast Publishes Weight-Loss Study Results

The study, published in Nutrition Journal, reviewed 310 customer records and found customers who followed the plan for 12 weeks lost an average of 24 pounds
September 22, 2015
Medifast, Inc., U.S. manufacturer and provider of clinically proven weight-loss and healthy living products and programs, announced published clinical studies demonstrating weight loss effectiveness of two Medifast meal plans - the 4 & 2 & 1 Plan™ (also known as Medifast Achieve™) and the 5 & 2 & 2 Plan™.
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Nutrition Facts Label Helps Young People Make Healthful Choices

By knowing a food's serving size, calories, and nutrients, kids can take charge of managing their own healthful diet
September 4, 2015
September is National Childhood Obesity Month. To help kids make healthful dietary choices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages kids to Read the Label.
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Calorie count information will have to be provided by restaurants and multi-unit foodservive outlets

Counting Calories

In 2016, restaurant chains and similar retail establishments with 20 or more locations must provide calorie information on menus
Michelle Wright, Contributing Editor
August 14, 2015

As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (commonly known as “Obama Care”), beginning December 1, 2016, restaurants, chain stores and even vending machines will be required by law to make calorie information of their products available prior to purchase.


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Focus is on formulating ingredients that promote better overall health

Formulating Healthy Foods

From flavor enhancement and blocking to formulating for an aging populace to carbohydrate systems for weight management—the future focus is on ingredients that promote better overall health
Elizabeth Pelofske, Contributing Editor
July 14, 2015

In his Prepared Foods R&D Application Seminar titled “Healthy Foods Can Taste Good!” Mel Mann, director-flavor innovation, Wixon, began by reminding the audience of the myriad conditions that must be met in order for food formulators to use the term “healthy.”


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