According to a recent survey conducted by the Ocular Nutrition Society (a nonprofit organization of eye care providers, nutrition scientists and other professionals dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of nutrition to eye health), 78% of adults age 45-65 rank vision as the most important of their five senses.

Although most micronutrients are anything but new, some have been newly emphasized as a result of recent studies.

Two compounds stood out from the crowd --  the resveratrol found in red grapes and a compound called pterostilbene from blueberries.

LycoRed now offers a micro-encapsulated beadlet line of natural carotenoids and vitamins.

Nutraceuticals International Group has begun distributing SelectSIEVE Olive, an extract containing highly concentrated flavonoids from the olive.

DSM showcased a complete line of food and nutritional solutions at the 2013 IFT Food Expo, Booth 2439.

Evidence supplied by DuPont Nutrition & Health has supported Health Canada’s approval of polydextrose as a source of dietary fiber in food and beverage products.

Health Canada has approved Taiyo’s Sunfiber as a dietary fiber source, based on clearly demonstrated safety and clinical evidence that the addition of Sunfiber (partially hydrolyzed guar gum) to foods results in more than 20% reduction in postprandial blood glucose levels.

Since the discovery that the incidence of heart disease is much lower across the Mediterranean than in other regions, the positive effects of the healthy Mediterranean diet--a diet high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and especially olives--have been of interest, with new and promising investigations focused on the reduction of the risk of heart disease.

Diets severely low in fiber and health-promoting microbes have been proven to contribute to the decline of gastrointestinal microflora and the associated increase in digestive ailments during the last two decades.