Due to the growing obesity epidemic, Naturex has chosen to take part in the fight against obesity and has teamed up with the SATIN project, a five-year E.U. funded project that aims to develop new satiety-enhancing food products that can help with energy intake and weight control.
According to the website (www.satin-satiety.eu), the prevalence of obesity nearly doubled between 1980 and 2008. Satiety-enhancing foods can help with energy intake and weight control. The project is dedicated to identifying which ingredients and processing methods of several food components, such as proteins and carbohydrates, and categories, such as breads and fish, accelerate satiation, suppress appetite and extend satiety. By better understanding the biological processes of the stomach and the brain, the project hopes to discover what makes us feel “full” and then it will evaluate this approach as a viable weight management tool.
SATIN represents a consortium of 18 academic and industrial partners from nine European countries including leading research institute, large companies and small and medium sized enterprises in the food and retail industry which specialize in novel food formulation, and production.
Naturex is an active partner in the consortium. The five-year project will benefit from Naturex’s wide scientific expertise in biological compounds, according to a company spokesperson. Numerous extracts from Naturex will be tested, and several clinical trials will be carried out before 2016. This project will ultimately lead to new functional food and beverage products specially formulated to improve satiety.
According to a press release from the company, “Naturex is proud to be involved in this ambitious project and to contribute to building better science to meet future challenges and satisfy customer expectations.”
For more information, visit www.naturex.com and www.satin-satiety.eu.
