Help Build Strong Bones with NutraFlora(R) Prebiotic Fiber

Prebiotic Fiber Can Help Build and Maintain Healthy Bones Through
Improved Calcium Absorption
GOLDEN, Colo.--(Business Wire)--
GTC Nutrition, a business unit of Corn Products International,
Inc., is spreading the word about a tool to help build and maintain
strong bones - NutraFlora(R) prebiotic fiber. According to the
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), approximately 10 million
Americans have osteoporosis, with another 34 million suffering from
low bone mass.

Of the many health benefits of prebiotics, perhaps the most
impressive is their ability to increase the amount of calcium the body
absorbs from food and/or calcium supplements. The body, on average,
only absorbs 30 percent of the calcium ingested. NutraFlora increases
calcium absorption, making it a critical tool in helping to build and
maintain healthy bones. Prebiotics help create an environment in the
digestive tract that allows minerals, including calcium, to stay in a
form that is easily absorbed by the body for a longer period of time,
enhancing the body's natural processes for calcium and mineral
absorption.

Often portrayed as a women's issue, osteoporosis and poor bone
health also affects men and children. According to the NOF, one in
four men and one in two women over the age of 50 will experience an
osteoporotic fracture, while 90 percent of girls and 75 percent of
boys ages 9-13 are not getting enough calcium to achieve peak bone
mass during this crucial growth period.

To read the rest of this press release and to download recent
prebiotics podcast, please go to:

http://mnr.onthescene.com/GTC/NutraFlora.html

Many popular foods are fortified with one of the most effective
prebiotics, NutraFlora. Foods enhanced with NutraFlora can be
identified by the green leaf seal on product packaging, and include
such better-for-you products as Barbara's Bakery(R) Wild Puffs(TM)
cereals, Horizon Organic(R) smoothies and yogurts, Silk(R) Plus for
Bone Health soy milk and DeWaflebakker's(R) frozen waffles and
pancakes.

Visit www.nutraflora.com to download an informational Prebiotics
and Bone Health podcast featuring two leading experts - Dr. Daniel
Barry, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver and
Health Sciences Center specializing in musculoskeletal research and
Dr. Coni Francis, Ph.D., R. D., senior manager of science technical
and marketing services for GTC Nutrition.

About GTC Nutrition

GTC Nutrition is a recognized leader in providing innovative,
customized ingredient solutions along with scientific, technical and
marketing expertise to the food processing, dietary supplement and
animal feed industries. GTC Nutrition promotes health globally with
innovative functional food ingredients and unsurpassed customer
support. For more information, visit gtcnutritionsolutions.com.

GTC Nutrition
Trina O'Brien, 303-468-5077 or 303-589-9805
tobrien@gtcnutrition.com
or
Linhart Public Relations
Jennifer Tilliss, 303-951-2566
jtilliss@linhartpr.com

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