Recently added articles from Nutraceuticals International:
UK advert for pomegranate juice banned.
May 01, 2009 ... An advertisement for POM Wonderful, which the UK's Advertising Standards Authority determined was "misleading" has been banned, the UK's public broadcaster, the BBC, reports. A poster showing a bottle of the pomegranate juice product with a noose around its neck carried a message to the ...
Cochrane Review calls for more R&D on ORS.(oral rehydration solution)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Newer polymer-based formulations of oral rehydration solution given to treat diarrhea may offer some benefits over older sugar-salt formulations, according to a Cochrane Review of recent studies. But the authors note that more research is required to establish the best treatment option. ...
Triglycerides down 60% in rats fed lipoic acid.
May 01, 2009 ... Studies conducted in rats suggest that supplementing their diet with lipoic acid has a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. Published in the March 30 issue of the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, ...
US vitamins, supps sales boom in recession.
May 01, 2009 ... Market research firm Information Resources has reported that US sales of vitamins in the fourth quarter of 2008 grew almost 8% versus the like period of 2007, despite, or because of, the economic recession. Anecdotal evidence in the USA and elsewhere suggests that a similar trend has been ...
Post-op patients on EPA maintain body weight.
May 01, 2009 ... New research from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, showed omega-3 fatty acids given as part of an oral nutritional supplement resulted in the preservation of muscle mass in patients undergoing surgery for esopahageal cancer, a procedure normally associated with significant weight loss and ...