Weight Management

Pharmachem Laboratories surveyed 106 dieticians to find they were overwhelmingly supportive of the use of carb-controllers for weight management.

Cargill has announced its introduction of TasteWise, a one-stop shop for fine-tuning of sweeteners, flavors, and texturizers in beverages.

Cargill Inc. (Minneapolis) will showcase several new health products at the upcoming Natural Products Expo West and Supply Expos in Anaheim, California.

The company's manufacturing process reduces heavy metals while concentrating fucoxanthin content.

According to its marketer, the dietary weight-loss supplement can help boost the body’s metabolic rate and oxidize fat, especially visceral fat.

A study comparing krill oil with fish oil has found that krill may effectively influence the human endocannabinoid system in obese persons, which could influence physiological processes like mood and appetite.

The company made the move based on increasing growth in the ingredient category.

The Icon Group, an affiliate of ingredient supplier Nutragenesis LLC, has introduced TrimElite, a new ingredient that addresses weight management by targeting leptin and cortisol, two key hormones that play pivotal roles in regulating weight and metabolic health.

Pharmachem (Kearny, NJ) has obtained exclusive distribution rights for the dietary supplements market for Teavigo, a green tea extract.

Ingredient supplier Beneo shared a few predictions for the functional ingredient market for 2011.

Results of a recent rat study indicate that the Indian plant extract Caralluma fimbriata (commercially known as Slimaluma) can significantly increase measures of appetite suppression.

Consumers understand the role protein can play in weight management, including enhancing satiety, according to a recent survey conducted by soy specialist Solae (St. Louis).

Omega-3s May Reduce Incidence of GingivitisSource: A Naqvi et al., “n-3 fatty acids and periodontitis in U.S. adults,” Journal of the American Dietetic Association, vol. 110, no. 11 (November 2010): 1669–1675.Dietary intake of even modest amounts of omega-3s may significantly improve gum care, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Nestlé, PepsiCo Invest in Nutrition Research

InnoVactiv’s InSea2 ingredient is featured in Life Extension’s new Natural Glucose Absorption Control supplement, the company announced.

Slendesta, a potato extract ingredient for weight management, has been given non-Novel Food approval by Canada.

The international weight-management market is set to grow between 6 to 8% annually until 2014, Leatherhead Food Research Reports. In 2009, the category was valued at approximately $7.3 billion.

At the recent SupplySide West tradeshow, InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc. (Benicia, CA) showcased its new weight management ingredient LOWAT, which clinical science shows may encourage weight loss over nine pounds in eight weeks.

Krill oil supplier Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Laval, QC) has been awarded health claims from Health Canada (Ottawa, ON) for its NKO krill oil.

Capsaicinoids, the active compounds in hot chili peppers, have shown an ability to encourage lipolysis while not affecting heart health factors, according to new research published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease.

Abbot Laboratories (Abbot Park, IL) has announced a voluntary withdrawal of its obesity drug Meridia in the United States, according to an FDA announcement made on October 8. The active ingredient in Meridia is sibutramine

Consumer will undoubtedly link fish oil to heart health in today’s market, but new research published today at the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition suggests a potential for weight management with the nutrient.

Lipid Nutrition’s (Channahon, IL) PinnoThin satiety ingredient has been Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by FDA.

Considering that enzymes catalyze virtually every biological process in the human body, it can be a serious problem if a person’s enzyme balance is out of whack.

It’s time for another roundup of weight-management ingredients. As always, weight-management ingredients should best be considered in the presence of diet and lifestyle modifications.

As companies fight for a piece of the ever-growing weight-loss market, the desire to beat the competition leads to a proclivity for making increasingly spectacular-and outrageous-claims.

The liver is one of the largest organs, charged with many tasks, including metabolizing food-based derivatives and hormones, assimilating and storing fat-soluble vitamins, and purifying and clearing waste products, toxins, and drugs.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have observed statistically-significant effects of whey protein on food intake versus control, according to research published at the British Journal of Nutrition on Tuesday.

Cognis Health & Nutrition (La Grange, IL) has exclusively licensed two new active ingredients for weight management and cognitive performance from InterMed Discovery (IMD; Dortmund, Germany).

Probiotics could be an emerging player in the weight-management market, according to market researcher Euromonitor International. While probiotics are still very fixated on digestive and immune health, new research is exploring the effects of probiotics on weight. 'As the evidence that obesity may have a microbial component continues to mount, the potential for probiotics as a key functional ingredient in weight management-positioned food and beverage products may emerge to be substantial,' says Ewa Hudson, head of Euromonitor...s health and wellness research.