Weight Management

The study findings demonstrate capsaicinoids’ potential for managing weight.

The prospective study, which included 135,335 participants, found that excessive consumption of carbohydrates is a contributing factor to total mortality.

The study found that, in addition to increasing appetite control, Advantra Z also increased subjects’ energy levels.

New studies on garlic focus on coronary plaque reduction, immune health, liver function, and weight management.

As motivated as dieters are each year, many find it challenging to keep up with their weight-loss diet or quit altogether for a number of reasons. One of those reasons is feeling hungry.

The company says its stevia-derived antioxidant is especially rich in chlorogenic acids and has an ORAC value of approximately 9000. The company also announced its first ever branded stevia leaf, StarLeaf.

Added sugars are in the crosshairs of FDA’s revised Nutrition Facts label. Here’s how companies are cutting the sugar.

The proprietary ingredient was proven in a clinical study to be effective in helping reduce waist circumference in overweight adults.

According to the company, the lozenge reduces hunger cravings within seconds.

Steviva Ingredients says it is the first in the natural, high-intensity sweeteners category to implement this new PuRefine process, which effectively removes the need to mask natural sweeteners’ off notes.

Capsules can improve the stability, bioavailability, and taste-masking of some of the most popular weight-management ingredients. 

What promise does nutrigenetics hold for weight-management dietary supplements?

A new study suggests that obese individuals supplementing with a particular probiotic strain may have greater appetite control and other beneficial behaviors linked to weight management.

GOED discusses how our understanding of omega-3's role in human health has evolved over time.

The company says that its chicory root fiber ingredients can provide consumers with benefits like satiety and ultimately help them manage weight.

More companies and ingredients are targeting the pet-supplements market.

New studies on krill oil, egg phospholipids, and phospholipid-based curcumin

A clinical study demonstrated that the HolisFit polyphenol supplement ingredient improves measures of mental and physical wellbeing in overweight and slightly obese volunteers.

A pilot study showed that a supplement containing EVTene, a mixed-carotenoid complex, effectively modulated abdominal adiposity and levels of cell-signaling proteins known as adipokines in obese children.

The company emphasizes that BodyBalance is not intended to be a weight-management tool.

Bestevia Reb M is produced via an enzymatic conversion process using natural steviol glycosides derived from the stevia leaf.

EuroPharma's Terry Naturally Slim-VX1 formulation is based on a unique fiber that’s already been successful in the European weight-management market for several years.

On March 23rd, herbal pharmacist David Foreman, RPh, discussed the topic of carb blockers and whether these ingredients really work for weight management.

“I personally feel that the claim of appetite suppression or weight management is raising hopes in the consumer’s mind thinking they’re going to get faster results than they actually will,” said Orgenetics's Saumil Maheshvari.

Why Cargill thinks one particular star ingredient, chicory root fiber, can play a greater role in the sugar-reduction movement.

Capsimax has long been known as a thermogenic and an ingredient that increases lipolysis (breaking down fats), but recent studies are confirming additional benefits such as appetite control.

When FDA finalized its new U.S. Nutrition Facts rule in 2016, one of the label’s most notable changes was the addition of a new dual-column requirement for packages containing 2-3 servings.

A registry study of more than 2700 British women found that a higher habitual intake of anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols, flavonols, and proanthocyanidins was linked to lower fat mass.

The study also found that conventional approaches to measuring vitamin E levels may fail to detect when patients need more vitamin E.

Yay or nay: What does the latest research say about green tea for weight management?