Cardiovascular Health
Heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 80 million American adults have one or more types of cardiovascular disease and over 850,000 people die each year from heart-related complications.
As the rate of heart disease continues to increase, the need for ingredients that have clinically proven positive effects on cardiovascular health will continue to grow. According to the Nutrition Business Journal, cardiovascular health supplements are already one of the fastest growing condition-specific categories with over $1 billion in consumer sales in 2006, up 13.5% from the previous year. While there is definitely an enormous opportunity in creating new products that address cardiovascular health, cardio-focused ingredients and formulas have flooded the market making it essential that manufacturers and retailers choose ingredients that differentiate themselves from their competitors. One way to do this is by choosing clinically-proven branded ingredients that address a multifaceted approach to supporting cardiovascular health.
InterHealth offers patented ingredients that provide significant benefits for cardiovascular health, including two that have been clinically shown to promote healthy cholesterol levels: Super CitriMax® and ChromeMate®. Unlike other cholesterol-lowering products that only focus on lipid modifying effects, ChromeMate works in many ways to promote cardiovascular health. It has been clinically proven to not only maintain normal cholesterol levels, but to support total cholesterol: HDL cholesterol ratios, triglyceride levels and a healthy lean body mass. Preclinical data shows that it has benefits in maintaining blood sugar control and blood pressure levels and reducing free-radical damage, oxidative stress and inflammation. In addition, ChromeMate’s benefits for both blood sugar control and cardiovascular support make it a perfect ingredient for diabetic foods and supplements. InterHealth continues to conduct clinical research to further explore ChromeMate’s extensive cardiovascular benefits.