HUMAN HEALTH
The same properties offered by GreenValue’s polymers can be successfully applied to the protection of human health, in particular in the fields of diarrhoea and mycotoxin prevention and cure.
With two-thirds of consumers "very/somewhat concerned" about their health, eight in ten taking action to manage such as weight, cholesterol, immunity etc. to reduce susceptibility to illness. Opportunities for marketers of dietary supplements have never been greater. Around the globe, self-medication is on the rise as prevention becomes the dominant health lifestyle.
GreenValue has already identified a number of preventive and curative health benefits achievable through transformation, formulation and use of its polymers. The available markets are large, global, and growing.
Immunity enhancement : The Company’s polyphenols address immunity enhancement from several angles. They have good antioxidant properties, detoxify the digestive tract and protect the liver from contaminants. In-vivo trials on several animal species have shown their impact on the immune system to be clearly superior to that of vitamins and minerals.
Gut Health and Diarrhoea treatment : On average, every person living in tropical countries is subject to 5 episodes of severe diarrhoea every year. According to the WHO more than 2 million people die from diarrhoea each year. Most of them are children of less industrialized countries who do not benefit from proper sanitation, hygiene and adequate water supply. Some of them are victims of catastrophic events, such as floods or earthquakes, which can deprive them of basic sanitation for a prolonged period of time.
Whether in case of endemic diarrhoea or punctual general outbreaks available pharmaceutical cures are mostly based on a limited number of relatively expensive drugs or prescription products such as antibiotics. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a necessary complement and in many cases the only alternative available. Oral rehydration therapy has been instrumental in reducing child mortality, but cannot be used preventively and is not always sufficient on its own. The prescription of antibiotics on the other hand requires medical diagnosis and support. For cost and logistical reasons these cures are unavailable to most people in emerging countries. GreenValue’s products for this application could offer a cheap, simple and robust solution for these populations.
In addition, over twenty million travellers visit emerging countries every year and approximately one third of them get infected and develop diarrhoea. Through their enterosorbent and antibacterial properties, the company’s products offer an excellent natural and safe preventive and curative alternative to prescription and over-the-counter medicines in this high margin and fast growing segment of tourist and business travelers to tropical destinations.
Treatment of infections by Aflatoxin and other mycotoxins: Aflatoxins are naturally occurring mycotoxins that are produced by many species of Aspergillus, a fungus, most notably Aspergillus flavus andAspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxins are toxic and among the most carcinogenic substances known.
Crops which are regularly affected include cereals (maize, sorgho, rice, pearl millet, wheat), oilseeds (peanuts, soybean, sunflower, cotton), spices (chile peppers, black pepper, turmeric, ginger, coriander), and tree nuts (walnuts, pistachio, brazil nuts, almonds, coconuts).
The public health impact of aflatoxin exposure is pervasive in economically developing countries. Adverse health consequences of aflatoxins in populations are quite varied, eliciting acute effects, such as rapid death, and chronic outcomes, such as hepatocellular carcinoma and increased susceptibility to viral contamination including HIV, Herpes and Hepatitis viruses. GreenValue’s products have shown to provide an excellent protection against several mycotoxins, aflatoxins in particular and are regularly used for this purpose in the livestock industry. It is a widely documented fact that other mycotoxins are often found in foods contaminated with aflatoxins which compounds the severity of the threat posed by the latter.
