Autor: Jean-Baptiste

Antioxidant supplements shows potential against AMD

A combination of antioxidant pigments and vitamins may slow down sight loss in elderly people, according to researchers from Queen’s University, Belfast. The study used a commercial supplement containing lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamins C and E, and zinc. Results of the Carotenoids in Age-Related Maculopathy (CARMA) study indicated that intake of high levels of lutein and […]

CLA may aid weight loss in diabetic women

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) may help reduce body fat mass in post-menopausal women with type 2 diabetes, says a new study. Following 16 weeks of supplementation, CLA was found to reduce body mass index (BMI) by about half a point, total body fat by 3.2 per cent, and fat tissue weight by about 1.4 kg […]

Antioxidant supplement shows potential against AMD

According to researchers from Queen’s University, Belfast: a combination of antioxidant pigments and vitamins may slow down sight loss in elderly people,The study used a commercial supplement containing lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamins C and E, and zinc.   According to findings, the combination supplement slowed down the progression of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to late AMD. […]

Halal certification

Some years ago, Vitae Caps chose to be different from its competitors, specializing in the extración of its products from vegetal raw materials non-GMO and obtaining the leader in the world Halal Certification, IFCE. This way, not only this differentiation is guaranteed, but also the increase of its advantages regarding  the quality and the commercialization of its […]

Sterol margarines: Low-doses best for heart health

Sterol margarines: Low-doses best for heart health, says study By Stephen Daniells, 11-Jun-2009    Frequent low doses of plant sterols may be more effective at cutting cholesterol levels than one daily dose, say findings of a new North American study. “To obtain optimal cholesterol-lowering impact, plant sterols should be consumed as smaller doses given more […]

Antioxidant vitamins may protect against female cancer

Antioxidant vitamins may protect against female cancer By Stephen Daniells, 03-Jun-2009   Increased intakes of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene may reduce the risk of cancer of the uterus, according to a new review and meta-analysis of the science to date. Writing in Cancer Causes and Control, US scientists report that for every 1,000 […]

Vitae Caps launches a new natural preservative –Proallium- at Vitafoods2009

nce again, Vitae Caps has enjoyed Vitafoods, the nutraceutical leader exhibition at Genève. Vitae Caps has taken the opportunity to launch a new food ingredient, an aromatic preservative under commercial name Proallium, and to promote its new organic vitamin E.    This new aromatic preservative is an extracted molecule from Allium plants: garlic, onion, leek […]

Heart healthy spread v2.0: Blood pressure plus cholesterol

A spread containing plant sterols and bioactive peptides from milk may reduce cholesterol levels and improve blood pressure, says a new study.     “Thus, a combined reduction of both [blood pressure and LDL cholesterol levels] would have a major impact on cardiovascular risk.” Cardiovascular disease (CVD), which cost €192 billion in health care costs […]

Plant sterols, glucomannan snack bars could improve choleste

Snacking on bars containing plant sterols and glucomannan could improve cholesterol levels of both diabetic and non-diabetics, but had no effect on glucose control, reports a Canadian study. Plant sterols are known to reduce levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by stopping absorption in the gut. The soluble fibre glucomannan has been reported to also […]