JM
DiaVita Therapeutics LLC · Startup
GRAS ingredients aimed squarely at insulin resistance.
In-development
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Updated Nov 2, 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
Camilo Castro López
Alianza Team Foods
A lipid-based formulation built for metabolic control.
In-development
LK
The Smarter Food Company t/a SmarterNaturally · Startup
A broccoli carrying up to five times the glucoraphanin, with clinical work behind it.
Pilot/trialIn-development
GLP-1 and gut hormone signalling
JV
Penn State University
Inhibiting FXR to raise GLP-1 through TGR5 activation.
In-development
CE
Quadram Institute · University
A natural ingredient raising GLP-1 response, formulated for frozen products.
In-development
Appetite and intrusive food thoughts
Knut Wittkowski
ASDERA · Supplier
A plant ingredient aimed at intrusive food thoughts as much as at appetite.
In-development
ML
Drexel University
A scale measuring how intrusive a person's thoughts about food are.
In-development
Delivery and personalization
YG
Gaston Ai · Startup
Biomarker-informed models used to design a weight-management ingredient.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
KA
Jordan University of Science and Technology
A natural fiber working on constipation and body weight at once.
Equity investmentIn-development
Muscle and endurance
EG
VELOZBIO · Startup
Pea peptides aimed at holding on to lean mass and calcium uptake while someone eats less.
Co-developmentEarly-stage
Bassam Damaj
Veos Pharmaceuticals · Startup
Thymol and carvacrol targeting myostatin and TRPV3 for muscle.
Co-developmentIn-development
Nutrition alongside GLP-1 therapy
YG
Gaston Ai · Startup
Tracks bone turnover and fracture risk during GLP-1 weight loss, then adjusts meal recommendations to protect bone.
Sponsored researchIn-development
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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 six 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. 41% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 37% of the solutions that state terms offer pilot engagements.
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.
248organizations
256solutions listed
65%from startups and companies
41%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)
- Biomarker-informed models used to design a weight-management ingredient. (Gaston Ai)
- 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:
- A non-stimulant drink matrix targeting the fatigue, constipation, dehydration and nutrient loss that come with GLP-1 therapy. (University of Florida)
- D-allulose made enzymatically, as a low-calorie functional sugar. (Ambrosia Bio Ltd.)
- The same botanical aimed at fat reduction with lean mass kept. (Veos Pharmaceuticals)
Which companies and suppliers are developing diet and weight management?
There are 248 organizations with diet and weight management solutions on Halo, 50 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 sponsored research. 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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