24 Mar 2023 --- Researchers are advocating for a new Carbohydrate Food Quality Score (CFQS) model that takes a holistic approach to evaluate carbohydrate quality in a “more culturally inclusive” way that encompasses... Read More

20 Mar 2023 --- Two recent studies, Spain-based and US-based, investigated the role of diets and eating patterns and the link between the gut microbiota, respectively, on developing or reducing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease... Read More

10 Mar 2023 --- As prescription weight loss drugs become more available in different countries around the globe, there have been mixed reactions to using semaglutide to tackle obesity. While the innovation may help those... Read More

09 Mar 2023 --- An international team of researchers are revealing that eating foods with higher microbial concentrations can contribute to modest health improvements across a range of outcomes. The study, which utilized... Read More

01 Mar 2023 --- A study conducted at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, UK, found a greater risk of poor neonatal and offspring health among pregnant obese women. The... Read More

09 May 2019 --- Ingredia Nutritional has debuted Pep2Dia at Vitafoods Europe 2019 an ingredient to help prevent Type 2 diabetes. The dairy bioactive is the result of extensive research and collaboration between Ingredia’s scientists and LIENSs-CNRS La Rochelle University in France. Pep2Dia has proven efficacy on glycemia after meals. Pre-clinical and clinical studies support Pep2Dia’s action to reduce postprandial glycemia with a significant effect versus a placebo. Aurore Chemineau discusses one of this year’s show highlights from the Geneva event.

01 Apr 2019 --- Goncalo Real, Communications Director at Algalenic Labs spoke to NutritionInsight at Nutraceuticals Europe 2019 in Madrid, Spain on the company's microalgae ingredients. “We produce chlorella in Porto Santo island, where the ingredient gets all the purity of the Atlantic ocean,” Real says. “We use this ingredient to produce health supplements and supplements targeting sports nutrition. We also have products like shakes and protein powders, which all have microalgae as the base ingredient.”  The major area that Real sees a lot of consumer interest in is related to metabolic disease and anything to do with diabetes, heart health and sugar or cholesterol levels, which are the areas Algalenic Labs' ingredients cover.

18 Oct 2018 --- Digestive health was another key theme a key theme at Vitafoods Asia. The role for probiotics and prebiotics in addressing metabolic health syndrome remains on the rise. “Some of the most recent studies focused on metabolic health and the effect on things like diabetes, weight management and more. That is where we see a lot of interest. A recent study involved more than 400 studies given probiotics for more than 6 months. If you look at the build-up of fat mass, you see a significant loss in both the probiotic group and another where probiotics are combined with polydextrose,” says Anders Henriksson of DuPont Health & Nutrition, who presented at the Vitafoods Asia conference on this study.

19 Dec 2017 --- With diabetes becoming more and more of a concern worldwide, nutritional solutions are needed to address it. “Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are becoming almost an epidemic on a global level,” says Troels Laursen. “More than 400 million people worldwide are suffering from diabetes. But besides that, you also have a very large population that’s in a pre-diabetic state where their blood glucose levels are at an unhealthy level.” Arla Foods Ingredients offers its high-protein premium shot ingredient to serve a high amount of whey protein in a drink format. It has worked with Newcastle University on studies to support a serving of this amount of whey protein’s effects on controlling blood sugar levels.

26 Oct 2016 --- Susanne Klaus of the German Institute for Human Nutrition notes a “protein paradox” when it comes to the surge in high protein diets and marketing. “On the one hand high protein diets have been shown to be very effective in weight loss and reducing liver fat content for people with fatty liver disease, but on the other there are epidemiological studies which show that a high protein intake is associated with a greater risk of diabetes or maybe even increased mortality. So these facts don’t always fit together.”