Ingredients manufacturer Kyowa Hakko says that immune and cognitive health represent two of the brightest opportunities for product development in the supplement space.
Isomaltulose shows some blood sugar benefits but no performance boost in running trial A recent study found isomaltulose, a low glycemic sugar, quelled blood sugar spikes after a running trial to exhaustion better than did other sugars. But one expert questioned whether the differences were significant.
Isomaltulose is a disaccharide carbohydrate composed of glucose and fructose. It tastes like sucrose but has about half the sweetness, and its slower rate of digestion has been posited to have some blood sugar management, weight management and potential sports nutrition benefits.
Study compared isomaltulose, glucose and maltodextrin
Researchers associated with the German Sports University in Köln (Cologne) decided to investigate the metabolic, hormonal and performance effects of isomaltulose in comparison to glucose and maltodextrin, another common functional carbohydrate used in sports nutrition products. The research was published recently in the
Beverage brand bets on pterostilbene, unique turmeric constituent to boost health benefits A new functional beverage has launched based on white tea with added phytonutrients to deliver on a promise of everyday health support, the brand founders claim.
The brand, called Happy Being, is the work of two recent Williams College grads, Dutch Buckley and Josemaria Silvestrini. The pair said they became interested in a health promoting beverage when sharing each other experiences with health challenges faced by various family members. Was there a product they would recommend their family members use that would improve their overall health on day-to-day basis?
Industry group clarifies hemp definition in wake of Delta-8 THC confusion Recent news reports about the marketing of products featuring Delta-8 THC as a prominent constituent have muddied the waters enough that the US Hemp Roundtable felt it necessary to clarify again what should and shouldn’t be called a hemp product.
Recent headlines in both
The New York Times and
Rolling Stone magazine have created some confusion, said Jonathan Miller, an attorney in the firm Frost Brown Todd who is also general counsel for the roundtable, a hemp industry group.
Recent news reports obfuscate the issue
The Times headline read;