A dietary ingredient extracted from sugar beets may become the focus of a cost-effective first step therapy for liver disease, and a potential risk reducer for cardiovascular disease.
Although discovered in 1979, the micronutrient pyrroloquinoline quinone (PPQ) has only recently been identified as the first new vitamin isolated in 55 years.
Health issues affecting women include those directly linked to the female reproductive system as well as others like osteoporosis. This review of bioactives will cover ingredients for classic female concerns.
An August 2002 U.S. patent issued to Innovative Foods Inc. provides a method of infusing nutrients such as vitamins, phytochemicals, herbal extracts and medicinals into fruits, vegetables and other underutilized food products.
Consumer awareness of eye-health, along with landmark research supporting supplementation benefits, gives direction for nutritional products companies.