Skin Cells Converted to Stem Cells
"Scientists for the first time have turned ordinary skin cells into what appear to be embryonic stem cells -- without having to use human eggs or make new human embryos in the process...
Since the new stem cells in this technique are essentially rejuvenated versions of a person's own skin cells, the DNA in those new stem cells matches the DNA of the person who provided the skin cells. In theory at least, that means that any tissues grown from those newly minted stem cells could be transplanted into the person to treat a disease without much risk that they would be rejected, because they would constitute an exact genetic match."
Now here's something to ponder. What if there was a way to increase natural stem cell activity/production with nutritional/food components. I'm not talking about a stimulant or drug. I'm talking about natural physiological functions/processes supported by nutrition. It sounds too easy doesn't it? The answers usually are. Hmmmm... ;)~
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Saturday, November 04, 2006
EuroSciCon to hold Glycomics meeting
EuroSciCon announce that they will be holding the forthcoming meeting 'Glycomics: Challenges and Technology' on November 28th at Imperial College London. This one day meeting features some excellent international speakers and will appeal to anyone working in the rapidly growing field of glycomics.
''Glycomics encompasses the rapidly developing field of large-scale analysis of the "glycome" - the entire complement of complex sugar structures expressed in cells, tissues or whole organisms. Glycans have incredible structural and functional diversity and are critical players in a huge variety of biological processes, many of which have fundamental roles in disease processes."
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EuroSciCon announce that they will be holding the forthcoming meeting 'Glycomics: Challenges and Technology' on November 28th at Imperial College London. This one day meeting features some excellent international speakers and will appeal to anyone working in the rapidly growing field of glycomics.
''Glycomics encompasses the rapidly developing field of large-scale analysis of the "glycome" - the entire complement of complex sugar structures expressed in cells, tissues or whole organisms. Glycans have incredible structural and functional diversity and are critical players in a huge variety of biological processes, many of which have fundamental roles in disease processes."
Read about it...
Friday, October 13, 2006
America's Top 10 Best Small Companies
The leading company in Glyconutritional supplements has found itself on the Forbes list of "America's 200 Best Small Companies." It is in the number five spot. Are you surprised?
"Our list of the 200 Best Small Companies ferrets out the most robust, fundamentally disciplined public outfits... Small, but growing, businesses designed to survive the ups and downs of market volatility."
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The leading company in Glyconutritional supplements has found itself on the Forbes list of "America's 200 Best Small Companies." It is in the number five spot. Are you surprised?
"Our list of the 200 Best Small Companies ferrets out the most robust, fundamentally disciplined public outfits... Small, but growing, businesses designed to survive the ups and downs of market volatility."
Read the article...
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Revolutionary Advancement in Vitamin, Mineral and Phytochemical Supplementation
The leading company in glyconutrients announced its plans to introduce PhytoMatrix, the nutrition industry's first supplement containing fully standardized and completely plant-based vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
PhytoMatrix will not contain any synthetic or chemically derived active ingredients. Instead, it will contain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that have been absorbed by a plant's roots and stored in its tissue. When harvested, these plants provide all-natural ingredients.
An article in the Vol. 71, 2000, edition of peer-reviewed Journal of Food Chemistry stated that plant-based minerals are much more easily absorbed by the body. The article referenced a study showing the body was able to use less than 10 percent of the synthetic minerals contained in the most popular brands of multivitamins. By contrast, the body was able to assimilate between 80 percent to 100 percent of the minerals derived from plants.
In fact, a daily serving of PhytoMatrix will provide the same amount of minerals typically found in several pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. The body uses minerals for many important functions, including the activation of enzymes, hormones and other molecules needed to sustain life.
In addition to plant-sourced minerals, PhytoMatrix will contain plant- sourced vitamins. When derived from the plant matrix, vitamins come with the beneficial fibers, sugars and organic acids that reside in natural matrices -- providing the body with maximum benefit and functionality.
Read the article...
The leading company in glyconutrients announced its plans to introduce PhytoMatrix, the nutrition industry's first supplement containing fully standardized and completely plant-based vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals.
PhytoMatrix will not contain any synthetic or chemically derived active ingredients. Instead, it will contain vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals that have been absorbed by a plant's roots and stored in its tissue. When harvested, these plants provide all-natural ingredients.
An article in the Vol. 71, 2000, edition of peer-reviewed Journal of Food Chemistry stated that plant-based minerals are much more easily absorbed by the body. The article referenced a study showing the body was able to use less than 10 percent of the synthetic minerals contained in the most popular brands of multivitamins. By contrast, the body was able to assimilate between 80 percent to 100 percent of the minerals derived from plants.
In fact, a daily serving of PhytoMatrix will provide the same amount of minerals typically found in several pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. The body uses minerals for many important functions, including the activation of enzymes, hormones and other molecules needed to sustain life.
In addition to plant-sourced minerals, PhytoMatrix will contain plant- sourced vitamins. When derived from the plant matrix, vitamins come with the beneficial fibers, sugars and organic acids that reside in natural matrices -- providing the body with maximum benefit and functionality.
Read the article...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Exclusive Arrangement to Purchase Plant Extract Recognized for Its Health Benefits
The Glyconutritional leading company has announced it has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Swiss-based Lonza to purchase and market worldwide a beneficial dietary fiber harvested from the American larch tree.
The agreement stipulates that the Glyconutritional leading company will be the only company allowed to purchase the fiber, arabinogalactan, from Lonza when it is to be used in nutritional supplements containing any two of the following ingredients: naturally derived gums and resins, aloe extract, algal extract or glucosamine.
Currently Lonza is only firm harvesting the soluble and odorless fiber, arabinogalactan, from the American larch. Known as one of the fastest-growing trees in North America, the larch was a staple among early Native Americans, who used the tree's resin, leaves and bark for medicinal food and cosmetic applications. Arabinogalactan, which is the most abundant ingredient in the formulated "blend" of Glyconutrients, contains dietary sugars shown to benefit the immune system.
"Because arabinogalactan derived from the American larch exists in much higher concentrations than the protein-bound arabinogalactan found in minimal quantities in many other plants, it can be extracted from the cell lumen in its natural state by soaking the wood chips in water. Unlike other processes that use chemicals to extract arabinogalactan from plants, Lonza uses a patented process that utilizes only steam and water. "
"Literature and historical archives note that Native Americans benefited from using portions of the American larch to improve health. Some tribes concocted tea from the tree's bark for use as a laxative, tonic and diuretic. Others used the bark and resin to wash wounds, to bathe children to make them strong or as an infusion for colds and tuberculosis. The Thompson Indians mixed the tree's resin with fat to treat sores, cuts and burns. Lewis and Clark noted the larch tree in their journals during their 1804-06 expedition of the Western United States."
Medical research acknowledges that eight glyconutrient sugars are needed at the cellular level for optimum immune system function. Considering that six of these glyconutrients are often lacking in modern diets, the Glyconutritional leading company sought new and better sources of the nutrients. The effort culminated in 1996 with the Glyconutritional blend.
Ten years of research, including in vitro studies, animal studies, human case reports and small human clinical studies suggest the Glyconutritional blend provides a wide range of support for immune system functions. More than 20 patents worldwide -- including one from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- have been issued for technology related to the Glyconutritional formulation.
The Glyconutritional leading company has announced it has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Swiss-based Lonza to purchase and market worldwide a beneficial dietary fiber harvested from the American larch tree.
The agreement stipulates that the Glyconutritional leading company will be the only company allowed to purchase the fiber, arabinogalactan, from Lonza when it is to be used in nutritional supplements containing any two of the following ingredients: naturally derived gums and resins, aloe extract, algal extract or glucosamine.
Currently Lonza is only firm harvesting the soluble and odorless fiber, arabinogalactan, from the American larch. Known as one of the fastest-growing trees in North America, the larch was a staple among early Native Americans, who used the tree's resin, leaves and bark for medicinal food and cosmetic applications. Arabinogalactan, which is the most abundant ingredient in the formulated "blend" of Glyconutrients, contains dietary sugars shown to benefit the immune system.
"Because arabinogalactan derived from the American larch exists in much higher concentrations than the protein-bound arabinogalactan found in minimal quantities in many other plants, it can be extracted from the cell lumen in its natural state by soaking the wood chips in water. Unlike other processes that use chemicals to extract arabinogalactan from plants, Lonza uses a patented process that utilizes only steam and water. "
"Literature and historical archives note that Native Americans benefited from using portions of the American larch to improve health. Some tribes concocted tea from the tree's bark for use as a laxative, tonic and diuretic. Others used the bark and resin to wash wounds, to bathe children to make them strong or as an infusion for colds and tuberculosis. The Thompson Indians mixed the tree's resin with fat to treat sores, cuts and burns. Lewis and Clark noted the larch tree in their journals during their 1804-06 expedition of the Western United States."
Medical research acknowledges that eight glyconutrient sugars are needed at the cellular level for optimum immune system function. Considering that six of these glyconutrients are often lacking in modern diets, the Glyconutritional leading company sought new and better sources of the nutrients. The effort culminated in 1996 with the Glyconutritional blend.
Ten years of research, including in vitro studies, animal studies, human case reports and small human clinical studies suggest the Glyconutritional blend provides a wide range of support for immune system functions. More than 20 patents worldwide -- including one from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- have been issued for technology related to the Glyconutritional formulation.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
The sweet science: Viruses switch grip to gain upper hand
Below is some information I cut and pasted from a recent post at the University of Florida News.
Viruses — "those bits of occasionally harmful genetic material enclosed in shells of protein and fat — crave carbs. Except viruses aren’t seeking a taste treat. They want to latch onto the carbohydrates that protrude from the surface of our cells and mount an invasion.
By changing which carbohydrates they attach to, viruses are able to infect cells more efficiently — a finding that may prove valuable to scientists seeking ways to fight cancer or brain diseases, say University of Florida researchers writing in the current Journal of Biological Chemistry. The discovery also helps explain how flu and other viruses are able to stay a step ahead of our body’s own versatile immune system.
Working with the Consortium for Functional Glycomics, an international team of more than 230 scientists under the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, UF researchers became the first to use a new technique called a glycan array to study how a whole, intact virus interacts with carbohydrates."
Hmmm... Can you say Glyconutrients?
Read the article...
Below is some information I cut and pasted from a recent post at the University of Florida News.
Viruses — "those bits of occasionally harmful genetic material enclosed in shells of protein and fat — crave carbs. Except viruses aren’t seeking a taste treat. They want to latch onto the carbohydrates that protrude from the surface of our cells and mount an invasion.
By changing which carbohydrates they attach to, viruses are able to infect cells more efficiently — a finding that may prove valuable to scientists seeking ways to fight cancer or brain diseases, say University of Florida researchers writing in the current Journal of Biological Chemistry. The discovery also helps explain how flu and other viruses are able to stay a step ahead of our body’s own versatile immune system.
Working with the Consortium for Functional Glycomics, an international team of more than 230 scientists under the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, UF researchers became the first to use a new technique called a glycan array to study how a whole, intact virus interacts with carbohydrates."
Hmmm... Can you say Glyconutrients?
Read the article...
Sunday, September 10, 2006
World nutraceutical demand to balloon
Demand for nutraceutical ingredients is set to take off, with the US remaining the largest single consumer of nutraceutical ingredients and China and Japan emerging as the fastest expanding nutraceutical markets, according to the report entitled “World Nutraceuticals”, issued by Cleveland-based international business research Freedonia Group.
"The industry is characterized in the analysis as being divided among many small members, with only a few market leaders standing out."
"Not only will the Chinese nutraceutical market grow as domestic demand increases, but it will also get more business from the US. "
“…Because of outsourcing trends, the United States will relinquish its longstanding top position in the global production of nutraceutical ingredients to China within the next few years,” says the report.
Read the article...
Demand for nutraceutical ingredients is set to take off, with the US remaining the largest single consumer of nutraceutical ingredients and China and Japan emerging as the fastest expanding nutraceutical markets, according to the report entitled “World Nutraceuticals”, issued by Cleveland-based international business research Freedonia Group.
"The industry is characterized in the analysis as being divided among many small members, with only a few market leaders standing out."
"Not only will the Chinese nutraceutical market grow as domestic demand increases, but it will also get more business from the US. "
“…Because of outsourcing trends, the United States will relinquish its longstanding top position in the global production of nutraceutical ingredients to China within the next few years,” says the report.
Read the article...
Saturday, September 09, 2006
New multi-year funding will allow international group to unravel carbohydrate mysteries
A new multi-year funding will allow this international group to unravel carbohydrate mysteries. The Consortium for Functional Glycomics was formed in response to the NIGMS announcement that it would provide glue grants to support multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional research projects that would be considered beyond the means of any one group. Currently, more than 30 percent of consortium members are from outside the United States, representing more than 25 countries.
"The long-range goal of the Consortium for Functional Glycomics is to fully understand the mechanisms through which carbohydrate-binding proteins mediate cell function and to share that knowledge with other researchers around the world. We know that carbohydrates aid in the proper trafficking of cells in the body, and that they can modulate signaling from the outside of a cell to the inside, but what we know so far is just the tip of the iceberg. This new grant will help us uncover what lies beneath."
Read more...
A new multi-year funding will allow this international group to unravel carbohydrate mysteries. The Consortium for Functional Glycomics was formed in response to the NIGMS announcement that it would provide glue grants to support multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional research projects that would be considered beyond the means of any one group. Currently, more than 30 percent of consortium members are from outside the United States, representing more than 25 countries.
"The long-range goal of the Consortium for Functional Glycomics is to fully understand the mechanisms through which carbohydrate-binding proteins mediate cell function and to share that knowledge with other researchers around the world. We know that carbohydrates aid in the proper trafficking of cells in the body, and that they can modulate signaling from the outside of a cell to the inside, but what we know so far is just the tip of the iceberg. This new grant will help us uncover what lies beneath."
Read more...
Monday, August 14, 2006
Consumer demand for cholesterol lowering products skyrockets
Consumer awareness of foods that curb heart disease and high cholesterol is driving sales of "nutraceuticals" - foods that have specific positive health effects. As nutraceutical sales have risen, approval of new foods and ingredients by American and European authorities have increased as well.
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Consumer awareness of foods that curb heart disease and high cholesterol is driving sales of "nutraceuticals" - foods that have specific positive health effects. As nutraceutical sales have risen, approval of new foods and ingredients by American and European authorities have increased as well.
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Recovered Coach Plans Payback Tourney
Three days after he woke up and had his first appreciation of what had gone wrong and how he was being kept alive, Harry Muir began planning to pay back the people and organizations helping him
On May 10 last year, Muir was throwing batting practice at Labatt Park, preparing to take the Majors into the 2005 season as their field manager. The next day, he woke up desperately ill. By evening, he was in hospital in a coma and for the next 18 days was in a fight for his life.
The former Toronto Blue Jays farm hand had contracted streptococcus toxic shock syndrome. All his organs began to shut down. He was on life support and his heart stopped pumping blood to his extremities. It was feared he would be losing a foot, if not a leg.
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Three days after he woke up and had his first appreciation of what had gone wrong and how he was being kept alive, Harry Muir began planning to pay back the people and organizations helping him
On May 10 last year, Muir was throwing batting practice at Labatt Park, preparing to take the Majors into the 2005 season as their field manager. The next day, he woke up desperately ill. By evening, he was in hospital in a coma and for the next 18 days was in a fight for his life.
The former Toronto Blue Jays farm hand had contracted streptococcus toxic shock syndrome. All his organs began to shut down. He was on life support and his heart stopped pumping blood to his extremities. It was feared he would be losing a foot, if not a leg.
Get the full story!
Monday, July 03, 2006
Toward An Early Diagnostic Test For Ovarian Cancer
In an advance toward eventual development of a much-needed early diagnostic test for ovarian cancer, scientists have identified at least 15 biomarkers for the disease that are present in cancer patients but absent in healthy individuals. Carlito B. Lebrilla and colleagues at the University of California at Davis describe the discovery in a report scheduled for the July 7 issue of the ACS Journal of Proteome Research.
No accurate test for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer currently exists. Many of the 23,000 annual cases are diagnosed only after the disease is advanced and more difficult to treat. Lebrilla's group identified the biomarkers -- which could become the basis of a test -- with an exciting new technology spawned by the human genome project. Called glycomics, it focuses on the structure and function of chains of sugars or "oligosaccharides" that have key functions in the body.
The scientists identified and studied oligosaccharides in substances that ovarian cancer cells shed during growth. Some had never been detected before. Researchers now are moving ahead with studies involving more patients and controls in an effort to find biomarkers that could be used in an ovarian cancer test.
read more...
In an advance toward eventual development of a much-needed early diagnostic test for ovarian cancer, scientists have identified at least 15 biomarkers for the disease that are present in cancer patients but absent in healthy individuals. Carlito B. Lebrilla and colleagues at the University of California at Davis describe the discovery in a report scheduled for the July 7 issue of the ACS Journal of Proteome Research.
No accurate test for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer currently exists. Many of the 23,000 annual cases are diagnosed only after the disease is advanced and more difficult to treat. Lebrilla's group identified the biomarkers -- which could become the basis of a test -- with an exciting new technology spawned by the human genome project. Called glycomics, it focuses on the structure and function of chains of sugars or "oligosaccharides" that have key functions in the body.
The scientists identified and studied oligosaccharides in substances that ovarian cancer cells shed during growth. Some had never been detected before. Researchers now are moving ahead with studies involving more patients and controls in an effort to find biomarkers that could be used in an ovarian cancer test.
read more...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The Market With the Highest Initial Listing Standards in the World
On July 1, 2006, the NASDAQ National Market will be renamed the NASDAQ Global Market. In conjunction with this, NASDAQ will create the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, a segment of the NASDAQ Global Market with the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.
"Mannatech is an example of an industry leader that has achieved superior listing standards, which clearly defines the essence of the NASDAQ Global Select Market," said NASDAQ's Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, Corporate Client Group. "NASDAQ is focused on leading a race to the top in terms of listing qualifications. In recognizing these companies, we are highlighting their achievement in meeting the requirements to be included in the market with the highest listing standards in the world," added Mr. Aust.
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On July 1, 2006, the NASDAQ National Market will be renamed the NASDAQ Global Market. In conjunction with this, NASDAQ will create the new NASDAQ Global Select Market, a segment of the NASDAQ Global Market with the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world based on financial and liquidity requirements.
"Mannatech is an example of an industry leader that has achieved superior listing standards, which clearly defines the essence of the NASDAQ Global Select Market," said NASDAQ's Bruce Aust, Executive Vice President, Corporate Client Group. "NASDAQ is focused on leading a race to the top in terms of listing qualifications. In recognizing these companies, we are highlighting their achievement in meeting the requirements to be included in the market with the highest listing standards in the world," added Mr. Aust.
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Monday, June 19, 2006
Company Infringes on Patented Glyconutritional Technology
Techmedica Health Inc. has been sued for manufacturing, selling and using a glyconutritional product, under the brand name Nutratose, that violates the patented glyconutritional technology.
The glyconutrient technology is supported by substantial investment in areas such as research and development, product refinement, quality control and regulatory compliance. The company employs a growing staff of doctors, researchers, chemists and health science professionals dedicated to helping develop unique, technologically superior products.
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Techmedica Health Inc. has been sued for manufacturing, selling and using a glyconutritional product, under the brand name Nutratose, that violates the patented glyconutritional technology.
The glyconutrient technology is supported by substantial investment in areas such as research and development, product refinement, quality control and regulatory compliance. The company employs a growing staff of doctors, researchers, chemists and health science professionals dedicated to helping develop unique, technologically superior products.
Read more...
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Increasing Awareness of Healthcare and Growing Income Levels Drive Chinese Nutraceuticals Market
Increasing interest surrounding the benefits of nutraceuticals are driving their use in China. Government policies aimed at liberalizing previous restrictions on health food sales is helping to boost demand for nutraceuticals. Frost & Sullivan(http://www.food.frost.com/) research found that the Nutraceuticals Market in China was worth $12.5 billion in 2005.
"Nutraceuticals products have been seen as being able to alleviate some of the problems caused by an unbalanced diet," states Frost & SullivanProgramme Manager Kathy Brownlie.
As consumers become more health conscious, the government too has renewed focus on improving public health. Specific examples include: the finalization of the health food registration regulations in 2005, the establishing of clear measures for the examination and administration of health food advertisements, and ongoing efforts at obtaining regulatory approval for direct sales of health foods.
Read more...
Increasing interest surrounding the benefits of nutraceuticals are driving their use in China. Government policies aimed at liberalizing previous restrictions on health food sales is helping to boost demand for nutraceuticals. Frost & Sullivan(http://www.food.frost.com/) research found that the Nutraceuticals Market in China was worth $12.5 billion in 2005.
"Nutraceuticals products have been seen as being able to alleviate some of the problems caused by an unbalanced diet," states Frost & SullivanProgramme Manager Kathy Brownlie.
As consumers become more health conscious, the government too has renewed focus on improving public health. Specific examples include: the finalization of the health food registration regulations in 2005, the establishing of clear measures for the examination and administration of health food advertisements, and ongoing efforts at obtaining regulatory approval for direct sales of health foods.
Read more...
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Glyconutrient Patent Successfully Enforced Against a Nutritional Supplements Firm Based in the United Kingdom
The patent has successfully been enforced against Bion/Elphanta, a nutritional supplements firm based in the United Kingdom. In an order filed with the High Court of Justice patents court in London, Bion agreed to stop breaching the U.K. patent on technology related to the glyconutritional blend, a unique glyconutritional formulation introduced in 1996. Bion also agreed to stop the manufacture, sales and importation of all dietary supplements related to glyconutrition "in any form and by any means."
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The patent has successfully been enforced against Bion/Elphanta, a nutritional supplements firm based in the United Kingdom. In an order filed with the High Court of Justice patents court in London, Bion agreed to stop breaching the U.K. patent on technology related to the glyconutritional blend, a unique glyconutritional formulation introduced in 1996. Bion also agreed to stop the manufacture, sales and importation of all dietary supplements related to glyconutrition "in any form and by any means."
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Saturday, March 25, 2006
Glyconutritionals to be available in Germany in April
The company that developed the Glyconutritional blend announced it will begin selling some of its glyconutritional products in Germany on April 3. The company's United Kingdom office will oversee sales and shipments to the new market. Germany is the third European Union country -- and the 10th country overall -- where Glyconutritional products are sold. In chronological order, the other countries are the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Denmark.
The company that developed the Glyconutritional blend announced it will begin selling some of its glyconutritional products in Germany on April 3. The company's United Kingdom office will oversee sales and shipments to the new market. Germany is the third European Union country -- and the 10th country overall -- where Glyconutritional products are sold. In chronological order, the other countries are the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Denmark.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Proposed European Legislation on Claims to hit Functional Food, Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements industry
The growing number of health claims made on foods and the increasing incidence of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Europe have united the Member States of the European Union around new legislation on nutrition and health claims. This proposal, which was met with mixed emotions by the food industry, will fundamentally change the way in which many functional foods, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements are marketed in the EU. While the proposal will create a centralised pre-marketing authorisation procedure and make Reduction of Disease Risk Claims possible, it is expected to drive from products many of the lower level claims currently in use.
While the draft has been welcomed by some of the larger multi-national food companies many smaller businesses are still largely unaware of the tidal wave that is going to hit them when this legislation comes into force.
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The growing number of health claims made on foods and the increasing incidence of obesity and non-communicable diseases in Europe have united the Member States of the European Union around new legislation on nutrition and health claims. This proposal, which was met with mixed emotions by the food industry, will fundamentally change the way in which many functional foods, nutraceuticals and dietary supplements are marketed in the EU. While the proposal will create a centralised pre-marketing authorisation procedure and make Reduction of Disease Risk Claims possible, it is expected to drive from products many of the lower level claims currently in use.
While the draft has been welcomed by some of the larger multi-national food companies many smaller businesses are still largely unaware of the tidal wave that is going to hit them when this legislation comes into force.
Read More...
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Indiana University Set Up Sugar Center
Indiana University researchers will develop a new center to investigate sugar's role in such health issues as alcoholism and cancer, with the help of $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health.
IU Bloomington chemist Milos Novotny and colleagues in the Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine and School of Informatics will establish the National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics.
Many of Novotny's current research projects involve the attachment of sugars to large molecules inside the human body. The sugar chains serve several functions. Among them are acting as "tags" to put the body's immune system at ease and playing a role in alcoholism and some types of cancer.
Glycomics is the general study of these sugar chains. Glycoproteomics examines differences in the way the sugar chains are attached to proteins.
Staff at the center will create new technologies to improve the ability of scientists to investigate biological sugars, leading to a better understanding of sugar biology. Staff also will handle investigations of glycoprotein markers associated with cancer and alcoholism, endocrinology-center studies including fertilization, and comparative research about plants and animals.
-- Barb Berggoetz
Indiana University researchers will develop a new center to investigate sugar's role in such health issues as alcoholism and cancer, with the help of $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health.
IU Bloomington chemist Milos Novotny and colleagues in the Department of Chemistry, School of Medicine and School of Informatics will establish the National Center for Glycomics and Glycoproteomics.
Many of Novotny's current research projects involve the attachment of sugars to large molecules inside the human body. The sugar chains serve several functions. Among them are acting as "tags" to put the body's immune system at ease and playing a role in alcoholism and some types of cancer.
Glycomics is the general study of these sugar chains. Glycoproteomics examines differences in the way the sugar chains are attached to proteins.
Staff at the center will create new technologies to improve the ability of scientists to investigate biological sugars, leading to a better understanding of sugar biology. Staff also will handle investigations of glycoprotein markers associated with cancer and alcoholism, endocrinology-center studies including fertilization, and comparative research about plants and animals.
-- Barb Berggoetz
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