The Power of CLA (Conjugated linoleic acid)
Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) - fat loss and more!
Conjugated linoleic acid is an omega-6 polyunsaturated essential fatty acid (EFA) which is formed from linoleic acid in bacterium via a specific isomerase (a type of enzyme).
This EFA is a mixture of positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid. It is naturally occurring in meat and dairy products. In addition to reducing fat in the body, CLA has also been studied for its anticarcinogenic (anti-cancer) properties. Right now, CLA is of very high interest to scientists and nutritionists.
Freeze dried Strawberries shown to dramatically reduce Cholesterol levels
Simply supplementing a few freeze-dried strawberry in your diet may improve cholesterol levels by about five per cent, no small amount when talking about cholesterol and natural treatment, this all stems form a good study overweight women.
The freeze-dried strawberry powder is a concentrated source of polyphenolic flavonoids, fibre and phytosterols, freeze dried strawberries were found to reduce total and LDL cholesterol levels by 5 and 6 per cent, respectively, according to findings published in the Nutrition Journal. Further decreases in levels of malondialdehyde were seen – this is a marker of oxidative stress – this levels registered a decrease by around 14 per cent, report researchers into the health benefits of freeze dried strawberry’s led by Arpita Basu from Oklahoma State University.
Supplements and the over 50's
Supplements for over 50s may boost diet deficiency
By Alex McNally
18/09/2007- Men and women over the age of 51 who regularly take dietary supplements are more likely to get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals than those who do not, a study suggests
Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association also found that a substantial portion of people in this age range do not get enough vitamins and minerals from their diet alone and the use of supplements is necessary.
You don't always get what you pay for
FDA Files Motion to Shut Down Three Sports Supplement Manufacturers
July 14, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken enforcement action against three New Jersey-based sports supplement manufacturers after inspectors uncovered dead rodents, urine and feces on bags of product. FDA investigators inspected the companies’ facilities on three separate occasions between 2007 and 2009 and cited the companies for failure to comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) each time. On July 1, the U.S. Department of Justice filed for a permanent injunction against Quality Formulation Laboratories Inc., American Sports Nutrition Inc. and Sports Nutrition International LLC for GMP failures. Mohamed Desoky, who is in charge of operations for all three companies, also faces injunction.
Probiotic Drinks ????
One in two probiotic health drinks do not have the healthy bacteria claimed on the label, microbiologists warned yesterday. But up to 25 products - many of them sold over the web - do not contain the right bacteria, or contain it in too small quantities.
Shoppers should be suspicious unless the probiotic drinks and capsules state that they have lactobacilli or bifidobacterium, and stipulate a minimum of 10 million bacteria per bottle.
