The number of nutritional products to help consumers with their concerns about specific health conditions has proliferated. A guide with statistics on health condition prevalence and market size -- as well as commercially available ingredients that assist in production formulations -- is provided.
Many consumers today skip the supplement aisles when searching for products that claim to prevent specific ailments; often, they find what they need throughout the rest of the supermarket.
Low-sodium beverages with enhanced potassium; lose fat instead of weight; nanotechnology in functional foods and beverages; dried cherry tomatoes for food fortification; coffee aids womenís memories; a new line of berry extracts; and more.
New research offers ingredient insights into commercial opportunities for the design of nutritionals. Proanthocyanidins in cacao for diabetes; resveratrol, almonds and conjugated linoleic acid for weight management; prebiotics for bone health and omega-3s for eye and cognitive health are just some of the topics covered.
September 8, 2007/Guelph Mercury (Ontario, Canada) -- Frozen fish is healthiest plain, not battered. This according to Colin Garrioch, a University of Guelph master's student in nutritional sciences. Working under
The low-glycemic product movement has made it out of the corners of health food stores to become a widely accepted addition to supermarkets, mass merchandisers and drug stores, where they
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