Normal consequences of aging may not be so normal after all, a new area of research suggests. Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease may not be connected with age so much as with poor diet, particularly a deficiency of chromium.
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.
With numerous health benefits supported by strong scientific evidence, flax lignans have much to offer manufacturers targeting specific categories of wellness seekers, including consumers in the fast-growing men's health category.
Consumer awareness of eye-health, along with landmark research supporting supplementation benefits, gives direction for nutritional products companies.
The food and nutritional industries tend to "deconstruct" foods. With the aid of science, healthy constituents are found and extracted and/or purified, and then promoted as supplements for food fortification.
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