JM
DiaVita Therapeutics LLC
GRAS ingredients aimed squarely at insulin resistance.
In developmentStartup
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Updated Sept 29, 2026
Diet and weight management covers changing what someone eats, and how much. On Halo, the solutions cover metabolic health ingredients, GLP-1 and gut hormone signalling, appetite and intrusive food thoughts, and delivery and personalization. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Metabolic health ingredients
JM
Alianza Team Foods
A lipid-based formulation built for metabolic control.
In development
LK
The Smarter Food Company t/a SmarterNaturally
A broccoli carrying up to five times the glucoraphanin, with clinical work behind it.
Pilot or trial engagementIn marketStartup
MA
Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario
Tomatoes bred to carry the bioactive compounds metabolic health needs.
In developmentUniversity
ZZ
D-allulose made enzymatically, as a low-calorie functional sugar.
Sponsored researchIn developmentSupplier
University of Leeds
Beta-aminoisobutyric acid tested as an anti-obesity intervention.
In developmentUniversity
JG
University of Aberdeen
The same molecule pursued independently by a second group.
In developmentUniversity
MM
University of California, Davis
A non-caloric weight loss candidate based on H4CBD.
In developmentUniversity
VR
Phytochemical new chemical entities inhibiting pancreatic lipase.
Conceptual
MR
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Bioactive compounds from Brazilian fruits, tested against obesity.
ConceptualUniversity
A full-spectrum goldenseal supplement for weight management.
ConceptualStartup
Natural functional compounds assembled for healthy weight management.
Co-developmentIn developmentStartup
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Almost everything on Halo is written in the shadow of the GLP-1 drugs. Seven entries act on gut hormone signalling directly, seven more on appetite and the intrusive thoughts about food that precede it, and a larger group works on the metabolic markers underneath. Two entries measure the craving and treat nothing. On Halo it spans five groups, including metabolic health ingredients, GLP-1 and gut hormone signalling, and appetite and intrusive food thoughts.
Stage of development. Work on diet and weight management on Halo comes mostly from companies. 43% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and pilot engagements are the usual partnering routes, and about 41% of the solutions that state terms offer sponsored research.
Three trends in diet and weight management on Halo
Everything is measured against a drug. Seven entries act on gut hormone signalling, and several name the pharmacology explicitly: a medical food designed to raise GLP-1 secretion alongside the drug, FXR inhibition to raise GLP-1 through TGR5, short-chain fatty acids delivered to the colonic L-cells. A food ingredient is now expected to name its receptor.
The craving became a measurable thing. Two entries treat intrusive thoughts about food as the target: one a plant ingredient aimed at reducing them, the other a scale that quantifies how much of it a person experiences. Appetite used to be a quantity of food, and it has been reframed as a cognitive symptom, which changes both the product and the endpoint.
Two groups, one molecule. Beta-aminoisobutyric acid appears twice, from Leeds and from Aberdeen, both as an anti-obesity intervention and neither aware of the other on the page. It is a small illustration of what an open platform is for, and of what happens when the same literature reaches two departments in one year.
226organizations
227solutions listed
60%from startups and companies
43%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is diet and weight management?
Diet and weight management covers changing what someone eats and how much. It spans ingredients acting on GLP-1 and other gut hormones, appetite and the intrusive food thoughts that drive it, the metabolic health ingredients aimed at insulin resistance and glucose, muscle and endurance, and the delivery and personalization around a regime. Food companies, supplement brands and clinical nutrition teams are the buyers.
What are examples of diet and weight management?
Five examples of diet and weight management solutions on Halo include:
- GRAS ingredients aimed squarely at insulin resistance. (DiaVita Therapeutics LLC)
- Short-chain fatty acids delivered to the colon, where the L-cells are. (University of Glasgow)
- A plant ingredient aimed at intrusive food thoughts as much as at appetite. (ASDERA)
- Electrostatic spray drying putting several actives into one ingredient. (Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven))
- Thymol and carvacrol targeting myostatin and TRPV3 for muscle. (Veos Pharmaceuticals)
What are the latest diet and weight management innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these diet and weight management solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing diet and weight management?
There are 226 organizations with diet and weight management solutions on Halo, 42 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are DiaVita Therapeutics LLC, Alianza Team Foods, and The Smarter Food Company t/a SmarterNaturally. Most offer co-development or pilot engagements. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find diet and weight management research partners?
Browsing diet and weight management solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in diet and weight management?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these diet and weight management needs:
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