Dietary supplements

Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in elderly

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:36:29 -0600

Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, suggests that BA supplementation improves muscle endurance in the elderly.

Dietary supplement genistein can undermine breast cancer treatment

harminka — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:05:16 -0500

Women taking aromatase inhibitors to treat breast cancer or prevent its recurrence should think twice before also taking a soy-based dietary supplement, researchers report.

Calpis' AmealPeptide lowers blood pressure in 2 placebo-controlled trials

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:04 -0500

Two new clinical trials presented by Calpis Co., Ltd. at the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2008) in New Orleans show that the milk-derived dietary supplement AmealPeptide® reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients.

Total Body Essential Nutrition recalls dietary supplements

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:21:20 -0500

Total Body Essential Nutrition Inc. has recalled two products after reports about acute poisoning. The basic problem lies in high amounts of certain minerals.

Dietary products can make you grow bald

seher — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:25:28 -0500

Distributor of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula” recalls its dietary supplement products.

Hormonal dietary supplements might promote prostate cancer progression

harminka — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:32:37 -0600

Hormonal components in over-the-counter dietary supplements may promote the progression of prostate cancer and decrease the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered.

Dietary supplement boosts in-vitro fertilisation hopes

harminka — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:31:27 -0500

“AT THIS point I’ll try anything I can to have a child,” says Emma*, a 38-year-old teacher from London. Emma faces a similar problem to many women: her ovaries produce too few ripe eggs for doctors to extract and use for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).

One-third of US children regularly take dietary supplements

harminka — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:55:50 -0500

More than 30 percent of American children age 18 and younger take some form of dietary supplement, most often multivitamins and multiminerals, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Desperation affects reasoning about product information

harminka — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:25:47 -0500

When our hopes are threatened, we often turn to the marketplace for help. Can’t fit into the gorgeous outfit you bought for your high school reunion" Trying to get pregnant" Want a bigger house but afraid you can’t afford it" A new study by researchers from University of Southern California argues that in situations like these, consumers are susceptible to “motivated reasoning.”

Ajinomoto to Market Capsiate Natura

Anastvatz — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:28:29 -0500

Unique sweet pepper extract delivers natural capsinoids

FDA Issues Dietary Supplements Final Rule

Anastvatz — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:14:05 -0500

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on June 22nd a final rule establishing regulations to require current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) for dietary supplements.

Natural compound, exercise boost memory in mice

harminka — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:13:01 -0500

A natural compound found in blueberries, tea, grapes, and cocoa enhances memory in mice, according to newly published research. This effect increased further when mice also exercised regularly.