The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a petition for a health claim suggesting the consumption of soy protein-based foods may reduce the risks of certain types of cancer, including breast, prostate and colon cancer.
O.C. Lugo, an international source for high-quality nutritional and functional ingredient for foods, beverages and supplements, is best known for its extensive line of gelatin products, including kosher fish gelatin.
For consumers who dislike the large size and chemical-like odor of most chondroitin and glucosamine supplement pills (often taken together to improve joint health), Renutra Natural Health Products’ newly reformulated Hydra Joint[tm] Total offers a daily dose of Cargill’s OptaFlex[tm] chondroitin in one tablespoon.
Proponents of nutrigenomics maintain that understanding one’s genetic make up provides for more accurate dietary guidance. Here’s a look at an emerging science that already has made significant advances.