Fortified food loophole or natural health product?

Drug , Food , Natural Health Product Interactions : The Health Canada

The Symposium brought together more than 260 attendees and included representatives from academe, industry, health care professionals, consumer groups and patient advocacy organizations from across Canada. Mr. Neil Yeates, the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Health Products and Food Branch and Mr. Omer Boudreau, Director General of the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada gave the...

Isolation and identification of novel propoxyphenyl thiosildenafil found in natural health food product.

A novel phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor was found in a natural health food product. The previously unknown sildenafil analogue was isolated using preparative HPLC. The structure of the compound was elucidated using HPLC with diode array detection (DAD), time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF/MS), and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). An [M + H](+) ion was detected at m/z 505.2...

Calcium Citrate in Fortified-Food Applications

alcium is a key mineral in the human body, necessary for the normal growth and development of the skeleton as well as for teeth, nerve, muscle and enzyme functions. As the body’s calcium absorption capabilities reduce with age, it is vital for older individuals to have a sufficient calcium intake. Calcium requirements vary throughout an individual’s life and for different population groups. How...

Natural health product use in Canada.

OBJECTIVE To quantify patterns of Natural Health Product (NHP) use in Canada. METHODS The Food Habits of Canadians surveyed 1,543 Canadian adults using a 24-hour recall to record dietary supplements. Prevalence of use by user profile was examined. RESULTS Forty-six percent of women and 33% of men reported taking at least one Natural Health Product with a mean of 2.3 among users. The highest...

The battle over self-insured health plans, or "one good loophole deserves another".