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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Saturday, January 21, 2006
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
Monday, November 14, 2005
Hello everyone! First of all I want to apologize for not blogging in quite a while. It seems I have been contacted by the compliance department of a certain Glyconutritional Company about this blog- which I have been posting since November of 2003. If you were looking for a particular blog from the past- it is most likely that I have deleted it. (I've deleted about 90% of the postings). Apparrently I cannot mention the name of the company or publish any information that is announced from other sources such as Yahoo Finance or any other source. So much for freedom of speech eh... I suppose this is because I am an Associate. But this is a blog isn't it? Does this make sense to anyone out there? Aren't I able to basically blog about just about anything? There are blogs out there about sex, dolls, movies, exercise, coffee cups, eyewear, and every other insignificant topic you can imagine.
One day I decided to blog about something I really believed in- something I want the whole world to know about- something I believe will enhance and even advance human health. At last! PURPOSE! I've felt good about all the energy I've put into this blog! I've even been contacted by many fellow associates thanking me. And now I've been told to I have to delete this blog in its entirety. Three years of blogging going into the waste basket... At the moment I don't know what to say.... I'd like to hear what your take is on this... Feel free to leave a comment..
One day I decided to blog about something I really believed in- something I want the whole world to know about- something I believe will enhance and even advance human health. At last! PURPOSE! I've felt good about all the energy I've put into this blog! I've even been contacted by many fellow associates thanking me. And now I've been told to I have to delete this blog in its entirety. Three years of blogging going into the waste basket... At the moment I don't know what to say.... I'd like to hear what your take is on this... Feel free to leave a comment..
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
New Way to Modify Sugar Molecules is Found
A strategy for modifying complex sugar molecules developed by University of Oklahoma scientists reportedly might improve some scientific studies.
Such sugars play an important role in cell communication, serve as docking pads for bacteria or viruses, or provide clinically useful markers for cancer detection.
From this, the rapidly growing field of glycomics has emerged, exploring which proteins are modified with which sugars, and the implications of such modifications.
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A strategy for modifying complex sugar molecules developed by University of Oklahoma scientists reportedly might improve some scientific studies.
Such sugars play an important role in cell communication, serve as docking pads for bacteria or viruses, or provide clinically useful markers for cancer detection.
From this, the rapidly growing field of glycomics has emerged, exploring which proteins are modified with which sugars, and the implications of such modifications.
Read More...
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Cholesterol-Reducing Flavonoids Found in Citrus Peels
The focus of this blog is the discovery of Glyconutrients. However, other nutraceuticals are also being developed as we speak. This is more validation of the emerging "Wellness Industry" predicted to be a Trillion Dollar business by world renowned economist Paul Zane Pilzer.
The industry of Nutraceuticals has emerged based on non-toxic, functional food components standardized for higher quality and effectiveness. Nutraceuticals are natural high quality standardized supplements proven to have pharmacological health benefits as validated by medical and scientific research.
John A. Manthey, a chemist at the Winter Haven lab, is known for his work on citrus flavonoids in peel byproducts. His work has mainly focused on polymethoxylated flavones, or PMFs, which typically occur at very high concentrations in orange oil, especially in residues left behind after orange-oil processing. Orange-oil residues have traditionally been discarded as nonvalue wastes.
Manthey's research has shown that PMFs decrease blood serum levels of apoprotein B, the structural protein of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is the major cholesterol carrier in the blood. If too much LDL cholesterol circulates, it can slowly lead to atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, and eventually cause heart attacks and strokes. These problems are accelerated by chronic, low-grade inflammation in blood vessels.
Manthey's work on PMFs began 8 years ago, when he met scientists from KGK Synergize of London, Ontario, Canada. KGK specializes in research to identify health-promoting compounds called "nutraceuticals." Sometimes called "functional foods," nutraceuticals are natural, bioactive chemical compounds with disease-preventing or medicinal properties. They're being commercially produced by food, pharmaceutical, herbal and dietary supplement industries.
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The focus of this blog is the discovery of Glyconutrients. However, other nutraceuticals are also being developed as we speak. This is more validation of the emerging "Wellness Industry" predicted to be a Trillion Dollar business by world renowned economist Paul Zane Pilzer.
The industry of Nutraceuticals has emerged based on non-toxic, functional food components standardized for higher quality and effectiveness. Nutraceuticals are natural high quality standardized supplements proven to have pharmacological health benefits as validated by medical and scientific research.
John A. Manthey, a chemist at the Winter Haven lab, is known for his work on citrus flavonoids in peel byproducts. His work has mainly focused on polymethoxylated flavones, or PMFs, which typically occur at very high concentrations in orange oil, especially in residues left behind after orange-oil processing. Orange-oil residues have traditionally been discarded as nonvalue wastes.
Manthey's research has shown that PMFs decrease blood serum levels of apoprotein B, the structural protein of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is the major cholesterol carrier in the blood. If too much LDL cholesterol circulates, it can slowly lead to atherosclerosis, or clogged arteries, and eventually cause heart attacks and strokes. These problems are accelerated by chronic, low-grade inflammation in blood vessels.
Manthey's work on PMFs began 8 years ago, when he met scientists from KGK Synergize of London, Ontario, Canada. KGK specializes in research to identify health-promoting compounds called "nutraceuticals." Sometimes called "functional foods," nutraceuticals are natural, bioactive chemical compounds with disease-preventing or medicinal properties. They're being commercially produced by food, pharmaceutical, herbal and dietary supplement industries.
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