Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Coppell-based Mannatech awards grant to determine health benefits of glyconutrients

By Pegasus News wire

Mannatech, Inc. has awarded a grant to independent researchers to analyze a database of more than 1 million aging- and immune-related biomarkers to determine the relationship between changes in these measurements and the consumption of glyconutrients.

The database contains biomarkers taken from more than 7,000 people who have consumed Mannatech's glyconutritional products over the last 13 years. It also contains biomarkers taken from more than 13,000 people who have consumed supplements from other companies during the same period. Researchers will compare changes in biomarkers between the two sets of consumers.

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With their glyconutritional supplements, Mannatech may have inadvertently created a race of super-beings.

Biomarkers are sophisticated medical measurements that are used to track changes in biological functions or conditions within the body that relate to aging and immunity.

Analysis of the database will be conducted by the Health and Medical Research Center, a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.

"Our initial analysis of the data suggests that consumption of Mannatech's glyconutritional supplements may have contributed to positive changes in some of the important aging and immunity biomarkers," said Gilbert R. Kaats, Ph.D., the team's lead investigator. "Analyses of these short-term pilot studies in the database have indicated these glyconutritionals may help improve bone health, help maintain already healthy blood cholesterol levels and improve self-reported quality of life."

"Mannatech is eager to analyze scientific information spanning more than a decade of consumer use of our products," said Robert A. Sinnott, Ph.D., Mannatech's chief science officer. "We are confident that statistical analysis of this information will add to the growing body of scientific evidence supporting the benefit of glyconutrients on various parameters of health and well-being."

Founded in 1993, Mannatech is a leading wellness company and a pioneer in the field of proprietary glyconutritional supplements and wellness products.

Source: Mannatech, Inc.

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Pavel Lishin Verified

How long does this type of research take to do?

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