The Global Burden of Disease Study by the World Health Organization in 2019 identified there were 7.32 billion incidents and 2.86 billion prevalent cases of digestive diseases around the world, resulting in 8 million deaths and 277 million disability-adjusted life years lost.
Body weight was the primary outcome parameter for the systematic review with meta-analyses. This was determined in 29 of the trials that involved 1,184 adults, and these demonstrated that supplementation with chicory root fiber resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful 2% reduction in body weight compared with the placebo.
In good and times and bad, it is difficult to match the excitement of sports. Going hand-in-hand are sports nutrition products which reached $3.5 billion in 2022, and are expected to skyrocket in the coming years.
The pickleball craze is sweeping the nation. While the sport began in Washington State in 1965, the number of people playing pickleball today is skyrocketing.
The study, which ran over five weeks (one-week run-in and four weeks intervention), aimed to look at the effect of the chicory root fiber oligofructose and the human milk oligosaccharide 2’fucosyllactose on intestinal colonization and their ability to reduce anxiety and depression.
October 26, 2023
Dietary fiber oligofructose alone, or in combination with the human milk oligosaccharide 2’fucosyllactose, promotes a significant increase in Bifidobacteria in the gut and can result in substantial improvements in mood in healthy adults with mild to moderate feelings of anxiety and depression, the study reveals.
The COVID-19 pandemic increased consumer interest in immune health and sales of probiotic foods and beverages. Circana (previously IRI and NPD) reports that probiotic beverages have increased both dollar and unit sales for the past three years, and probiotics were found in over 30 beverage subcategories.