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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 ...
10 Things You Need to Know About Pet Food Product Premixes
By DSM Nutritional Products Approximately 80 percent of the pet food industry uses premixes in the production of their complete and balanced pet food products. A premix is a blend of micronutrients that are individually added to pet food in “micro” amounts. Combining these ingredients in a premix simplifies the weighing process and improves accuracy ...
Catering to Pets
The humanization and premiumization of pet nutrition continues to spur growth and innovation. They can be seen being pushed in strollers wearing adorable ensembles, they have their own home monitoring systems, orthopedic bedding, travel water bottles, educational toys, dinnerware—the list of products goes on and on, with every conceivable need being met. Recently, it was ...
Exercise Blasts Visceral Fat
Do you know anyone with a “beer belly” that is round and hard (like a watermelon)? This person has dangerously high visceral fat—the fat underneath the abdominals that surrounds the vital organs; it’s dense and pushes out the abdominal wall. The type of fat you can pinch, that’s soft and marshmallow like, is more an ...
Such a (Weight) Loss!
Each year seems to bring a new diet fad. No matter what they’re eating, supplements for weight are still in demand. Here’s how ingredients help keep up. Every decade has its fad to lose weight the easy way. In the early 1900s, you could buy tapeworms, which would eat all your food inside you (not ...
Before You Hire That Razzle Dazzle PR Firm (ask these questions)
One of my all-time favorite Broadway scenes is in the show “Chicago” when Roxie Hart’s lawyer preps her for the witness stand to portray her as an innocent damsel who, in reality, murdered her lover. The lawyer, Billy Flynn, said, “Give ’em the old razzle dazzle,” referring to the media and jury. And razzle-dazzle them ...
Sustainable Ingredients
How CPG brands are reacting to increased consumer demand for ingredients with a story. From once only appealing to a niche environmentally conscious consumer, sustainability has moved beyond being a “trend” to a point of differentiation and a clear unique selling point. We are on the cusp of reaching a tipping point where it is ...
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 ...
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