In a statement to Qatar News Agency, a public health official has urged citizens and residents above 60 to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19 at the ear
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Long-term vision: Vitality Wellness spots growing demand for eye health supplement in ageing population, eyes reformulation opportunities By Guan Yu Lim New Zealand-based Vitality Wellness has seen domestic sales of its eye health supplement increase by around 30% in the last year, attributing this demand to the ageing population.
The firm’s eye health supplement, made from New Zealand blackcurrant (288mg), bilberry (10mg), lutein (10mg), zeaxanthin (2mg) amongst others was first launched in 2018 in New Zealand, mainly through online channels.
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New Zealand has generally an older population, and people are using the eye health supplement to stop vision deterioration including macular degeneration which is the leading cause of blindness,” said Michael Dunsire, director of greater Asia at Vitality Wellness.
Supplementing a high-fat diet with citrus flavonoid eriocitrin may improve markers of metabolic health, inflammation and oxidative stress in obese mice eating a high-fat diet, says a new study.
The citrus flavonoid was associated with significant reductions in levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, markers of insulin resistance markers at low (10 and 25 mg/kg bw) and high (100 mg/kg bw) doses, report scientists from Sao Paulo State University in Brazil, and the U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.
The best results were obtained at 25 mg per kg of body weight, wrote the researchers in the
Journal of Nutritional Science.