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The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a qualified health claim petition for chromium picolinate that claims the supplement may reduce the risk of insulin resistance and possibly type 2 diabetes.
Food and drink makers developing functional, ready to drink and instant formulas could gain from European Commission approval for the slow-release carbohydrate isomaltulose supplied by German firm Palatinit.
A strain of probiotic bacteria developed by Swedish firm Probi doubled the absorption of iron from food in women participating in a recent study, it revealed yesterday.
Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of certain heart disease risk factors, may not be a syndrome at all, say experts commissioned by two leading diabetes organizations.
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Taking supplements of L-Carnipure tartrate during pregnancy can significantly reduce the increased level of plasma free fatty acids that is considered the main cause of insulin resistance in pregnant women, shows a new study.
Cranberry juice has been used to promote urinary tract health for generations, but new research suggests that it may encourage the formation of the most common type of kidney stones.