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Supplements and food ingredients availing the diabetic and Syndrome X populations are poised for growth.

Prebiotic ingredients stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria. Proper nutrition is essential to maintaining a healthy status, however, Western diets often lack healthful ingredients such as fruit, fiber, and whole grains. A key to maintaining good health includes nurturing the body’s naturally occurring microorganisms for proper digestive-tract function.

Today, good scientific evidence exists to support the ability of probiotics (whether living) to increase a body's resistance to enteric pathogens, speed recovery from antibiotic-associated diarrhea, reduce hypertension, and assist with lactose digestion.

In a fast-paced and time-crunched society, it is no wonder that stress levels are high.

A shortfall of vitamins and minerals among the "well-heeled" is linked to increased health risks. With approximately half of the U.S. population categorized as overweight, one would think that people are consuming more than the recommended amounts of essential nutrients.

Consumed for centuries by other cultures, some exotic herbs and ingredients may qualify for GRAS status.

Formulations responding to major health issues were showcased at the recent SupplySide show.

A compound with multiple health benefits that has been on the U.S. dietary supplement market for 30 years is now available for food products. Natural Health Science (NHS-Hillside, N.J.) has officially launched Pycnogenol® into the functional foods market. Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract, was reviewed by a panel of independent toxicology experts and determined to be GRAS, based on scientific procedures in the self-affirmation process, in accordance with the FDA.

From antioxidants to “adaptogens,” supplemental ingredients seek to slow aging.

Nutrinova, producer of DHActive™, will begin offering DHActive in soft gel capsules in addition to its bulk oil offerings.