Global launch activity with a specific diabetic positioning recorded by Innova Market Insights actually rose in 2012, following a number of static years.

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.

American Key Food Products has introduced Suchero brand organic coconut palm sugar to the North American market.

Ingredion says a new sensory study shows that its resistant starch could be used to increase the dietary fiber content of certain foods.

A new study in the journal Diabetes suggests that using probiotics or prebiotics to help correct abnormal gut microbiotia may help type 1 diabetes.

Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults, according to new research.

A recent Federal decision raises questions about the entire notion of per-capita sugar consumption just as the battles over sugar and sweeteners reach a peak.

Researchers found that when bees were fed resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, they ate less food afterwards.

Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a natural polyphenolic compound produced by plants, is found in the skin of red grapes and in other fruits, and it can also be produced by chemical synthesis. Resveratrol’s benefits are the subject of numerous animal and human studies. Animal studies have shown anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-aggregatory, hypoglycemic and other beneficial cardiovascular effects have been reported, as has blood pressure reduction.