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New clinical study shows the benefits of Powergrape® supplementation in elite sports nutrition
[2009/09/30] [Naturex]
Naturex announces that a recent study,
published in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (JSSM 2009 Sept 1;8:468-480),
demonstrates the effect of Powergrape® for enhancing antioxidant status and physical
performance in elite male athletes.
| Avatar Corporation Launches ProEssential(TM) Natural Antioxidants At 2008 IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo
[2008/06/16] [Avatar Corporation]
Avatar’s ProEssential Natural Antioxidant line features Rosemary Extracts in addition to Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid and Tocopherols.
| Natural Products Association Says Medical Journal Study on Antioxidants and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women is Flawed
[2007/08/14] [Natural Products Association]
The Natural Products Association issued the following statement in response to Archives of Internal Medicine published study: “While study subjects had to be willing to forgo individual supplements of vitamins A, C, E, and beta carotene at levels beyond the U.S. recommended daily allowance during the trial to control intake levels, the study makes a critical error in that there are no controls in place for dietary intake of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene through fruits and vegetables. We have no baseline of what the subjects' nutrient status was from food, thus to draw any comparison or conclusion doesn't really offer a complete view of the research picture."
| Antioxidants, Omega-3 Fats to Be Tested in Two Stanford Nutrition Studies
[2007/3/16] [Stanford University Medical Center ]
In one new study, 90 participants will be randomly assigned to take either a supplement containing a combination of antioxidants or a placebo. Additionally, they will be asked to either consume their usual diet or to modify their diet to include foods naturally high in antioxidants, such as berries, broccoli, tomatoes and nuts. In the other, 100 eligible participants will be randomly assigned to take either an omega-3 supplement from a plant or a marine source, or a placebo. The study will last for 12 weeks, and participants will have their blood drawn five times to assess the same risk factors for heart disease being examined in the antioxidant study.
| JAMA Publishes Meta-Analysis on Antioxidants – Industry Responds
[2007/02/28] [NPI center]
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published a 'Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis'1 examining the effect of antioxidant supplements on mortality in randomized clinical trials. The trials selected involved beta carotene, vitamin A, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E, and selenium either singly or combined vs placebo or vs no intervention.(68 randomized trials with 232,606 participants). The authors concluded that treatment with beta carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E may increase mortality, while the roles of vitamin C and selenium need more scrutiny. The International Alliance of Dietary Supplement-Food Associations (IADSA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and Natural Products Association have all weighed in on this study. Predictably, mainstream media has been very quick on the uptake with sensational headlines the most extreme of which reads, “Vitamins Can Kill You”.
| Meta-Analysis On Antioxidants Provides Muddled Conclusions
[2007/02/27] [Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)]
A new meta-analysis examining the effect of antioxidant supplements on all-cause mortality published in the Feb. 28, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) misuses meta-analysis methods to create generalized conclusions that may inappropriately confuse and alarm consumers who can benefit from supplementing with antioxidants, said the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)
| New Nationwide Study Will Evaluate Effect of Antioxidants and Fish Oil on Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
[2006/10/12] [The National Institutes of Health (NIH)]
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a nationwide study, Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2), to see if a modified combination of vitamins, minerals, and fish oil can further slow the progression of vision loss from AMD, the leading cause of vision loss in the United States for people over age 60.
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