Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
Obesity in Childhood and Adulthood Shown to Increase Risk of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis (OA) and knee OA, but not hand OA. Obesity and OA are two interconnected health care problems affecting a large proportion of the adult population worldwide, however studying ...
A Well-oiled BMJ Machine
Bone, muscle and joint (BMJ) issues look to disrupt the body, but the latest ingredient innovations look to do otherwise. You may have heard it many times before, but the human body is a well-oiled machine. Of course, that is what it should be. From a general perspective, proper body maintenance is easier said than ...
Omega 3 Fatty Acids Found in Seafood Linked to Healthy Aging
Higher blood levels of omega 3 fatty acids found in seafood are associated with a higher likelihood of healthy aging among older adults, finds a U.S. study published by The BMJ. With populations across the world living longer, there is a growing focus on healthy ageing—a meaningful lifespan without major chronic diseases and with good ...
Forever Young
As consumers look to natural products to help counter the aging process, ingredients supporting that goal continue to evolve. Society believes in being one’s best self, and this idea can apply from our outwardly appearance to the core of our cellular information. Ingredients That Age Well California-based GCI Nutrients’ Richard Kozlenko, DPM, MPH, PhD, science ...
Walnuts Impact Gut Microbiome and Improve Health
Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer. According to a study from the University of Illinois, the way walnuts impact the gut microbiome—the collection of trillions of microbes or bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract—may be behind some of those health ...
The Quest for Optimal Gut Health
Driven by consumer demand, the landscape for digestive health ingredients is being transformed. The digestive system holds the key to one’s overall health, and it ought to be treated as so. Digestive diseases affect approximately 60 to 70 million Americans annually according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, while 36.6 ...
Embracing Botanical Extracts
While the popularity of certain medicinal plants may ebb and flow, the need for research and clean ingredients remains steady for botanical extracts in finished products. The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements sums up a botanical best in its definition of the item—“a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal or ...
Healthier Hearts Equal Healthier Guts
It turns out that exercise can do more than slim down your waistline and boost heart health. It might also make what’s inside your gut healthier, according to a new study by San Francisco State University. In this first-of-its-kind study, published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, recent SF State graduate ...
Sports Nutrition Transition
The sports nutrition market is one that continues to present plenty of promise and opportunity—especially as it transforms into “active nutrition.” Athletes know that a nutritionally adequate diet and plenty of fluids are important for maximizing their physical performance. It’s their hope that dietary supplements will help them train harder, improve performance, and even gain ...
Study Advocates for Risky FMT Procedure Over Probiotic Supplements
A new study published in the medical journal Cell encourages patients to avoid probiotics in favor of a medical procedure that is known to cause adverse events in more than 25 percent of patients. The Natural Products Association (NPA) pointed out the near universal medical consensus that probiotics are safe and effective and questioned why ...
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