Total Lipid Control for Functional Dairy

CardiaBeat is the first natural lipid-based food ingredient, which acts in a "triple defense mechanism"; it lowers cholesterol levels, reduces triglycerides blood levels and ensures control and prevention of oxidative stress in the blood.

17/08/05 CardiaBeat by Enzymotec represents a novel approach for addressing the major risk factors of diabetes and CVD. This approach of "Total Lipid Control" can be utilized to a variety of food products, by simply replacing the fat fraction with Cardiabeat.

The common denominator behind CVD, diabetes and obesity is abnormal blood lipid levels and blood oxidative-stress: high levels of LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and chronic imbalance between the LDL- cholesterol and HDL- cholesterol. Unfortunately, remedies and nutrients-based solutions offer only partial treatment, like reducing cholesterol or reducing triglycerides levels while failing to offer more comprehensive approach.

Natural Lipid Based Ingredient
CardiaBeat is the first natural lipid-based food ingredient, which acts in a "triple defense mechanism"; it lowers cholesterol levels, reduces triglycerides blood levels and ensures control and prevention of oxidative stress in the blood. This triple defense mechanism results in reduction of cardiovascular risk as well as inhibition of atherosclerotic processes. All these benefits are crucially important for cardiovascular patients, cardiovascular risk groups, and specifically for diabetic and obese people.

Milk and dairy products have always been considered as healthy and important nutrients for human diet as well as an ideal delivery platform of nutrients. Furthermore, in recent years the dairy companies have successfully launched functional dairy products such as probiotic yogurts, calcium fortified products and other dairy foods enriched with omega 3 and phytosterols. In that regard, the general public seems to accept both the possibility to improve its health via daily dairy consumption and most importantly the premium prices of such products.

Dairy processing involves several separation steps, which make it feasible to replace or enhance the fat fraction that is usually part of the product. This standard procedure is found in recombined milk processing, milk skimming and other dairy processes. By using the CardiaBeat , dairy foods manufactures can easily replace all or a part of the fat fraction of different dairy products such as: milk, yogurt, smoothies, cheese or spread, thus enables to provide the fortified product a beneficial lipid based ingredients that can create a whole new concept product-line with excellent health benefits.

“CardiaBeat is an exclusive, patent protected product developed by Enzymotec, offering food manufacturers an exclusive concept for pro-heart products, while enabling the labeling with valid health claims,” says Dr. Ariel Katz, Enzymotec’s CEO. “The essential benefits of the products can also ensure that future health claims could be registered for this ingredient and allow its continuous growth", Katz adds.

Research
CardiaBeat's efficacy was clinically proven in animal models as-well as human clinical trials at leading clinical centers such as: McGill University in Canada and Rambam and Surasky Medical Centers in Israel. Professor Peter Jones, a leading scientist in the field of sterols and nutrition, led the human clinical trial, which was conducted at the McGill University. The results of the studies demonstrate a significant reduction of blood cholesterol levels (total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol), significant reduction of blood triglycerides levels and improvement of total cholesterol/HDL ratio. All these effects are closely related to leading risk factors associated with CVD. Consequently, CardiaBeat presents significantly better results on the body's total lipid profile in comparison with other supplements available in the market.

CardiaBeat, with its proprietary combination of natural active lipids, can be applied in a variety of food applications including fats and cooking-oils, salad dressing, dairy foods, nutrition bars, bakery goods, spreads and more.

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