Why Choose Food Research Lab's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Food Research Lab's Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Food Research Lab reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

Tackling Menopause Symptoms: A Comprehensive Approach

20 May

Tackling Menopause Symptoms: A Comprehensive Approach

by admin

in What Science Can Do

Comments

Menopause is a common phenomenon for 1.5 million women yearly, causing symptoms such as, vaginal dryness, decreased libido, insomnia, fatigue, and joint pain. This transition of late menopause accelerates the prevalence of symptoms like hot flashes, adverse mood, vaginal dryness, and sleep complaints. Depression and cognitive impairment can also trouble women during this stage. [1]

Three symptoms were identified as strongly associated with menopause: vasomotor symptoms, vaginal dryness/dyspareunia, and difficulty sleeping/insomnia. [1]

Tackling Menopause Symptoms A Comprehensive Approach 1

Vasomotor symptoms, comprising of hot flushes or night sweats, are common in menopausal women. These symptoms are caused due to estrogen withdrawal., which include sudden heat sensations, chills, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and palpitations. They are more prevalent during the late perimenopausal transition. [2]
Estrogen fluctuations during menopause may cause urogenital tissue sensitivity and distressing symptoms like vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, affecting a significant percentage of women. The decline of estrogen levels causes urinary incontinence (UI), thereby affecting the urethra and bladder. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is effective for treating vaginal atrophy and dryness. However, MHT does not benefit UI and may even worsen symptoms. Hormonal therapyis one of the long-term treatment for urogenital atrophy, while the OTC medications may offer relief for milder symptoms. [1]

Sleep disturbances are widespread among menopausal women, Decline in sleep quality during menopause is attributed to menopause-related symptoms such as hot flashes and depressive symptoms. Menopausal women with insomnia often experience both self-reported and physiological hot flashes, contributing to sleep disturbances. Obstructive sleep apnea, one of the common symptom in postmenopausal women, can aggravate sleep disruption and upsurge the risk of cognitive failure. [3]
Women in the peri-menopausal stage often experience a decline in memory and concentration. Cognitive performance diminishes during this stage, especially with learning and verbal memory. Nevertheless, all these symptoms are exclusive only during the perimenopausal period. [3]

Reference:

[1] Santoro, N., Epperson, C. N., & Mathews, S. B. (2015). Menopausal Symptoms and Their Management. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 44(3), 497–515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecl.2015.05.001

[2] Kaunitz, A. M., & Manson, J. E. (2015). Management of Menopausal Symptoms. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 126(4), 859–876. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000001058

[3] Monteleone, P., Mascagni, G., Giannini, A., Genazzani, A. R., & Simoncini, T. (2018). Symptoms of menopause — global prevalence, physiology and implications. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 14(4), 199–215