Patented Calcium D-Glucarate Featured in FLEX Magazine.

Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers

AUSTIN, Texas--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 14, 2002

Applied Food Sciences LLC (AFS(TM)) announced the review of its patented Calcium D-Glucarate (CDG(TM)) in FLEX magazine, the preeminent source of information on diet and training for building

The article, "The Toxic Avenger" was featured in Dr. Jim Wright's column, "The Wright Stuff" in the February 2002 issue of FLEX magazine. The article focused on the following attributes of CDG:

-- CDG is a detoxifying supplement that can help enhance metabolism, recovery
and growth.

-- CDG is naturally found in fruits and vegetables with the highest amounts in
apples, grapefruits and broccoli.

-- Supplementing with CDG is important to bodybuilders because it significantly
boosts the body's capacity to eliminate toxins and waste products and improves
androgen/estrogen balance.

"We are very pleased that after review of our extensive research on CDG, Dr. Wright recognizes the benefit that this product has in the practice of bodybuilding. The fact that CDG helps the body eliminate toxins as well as maintain hormone balance is very significant to people interested in this area of fitness," said Loretta Zapp, CEO of AFS.

"The response to the article has been enormous. We are glad to see one of the most educated segments of our industry endorse our product. We expect this article to heighten the awareness of CDG's benefits in the sports nutrition market," noted Lyndon Johnson, vice president of sales and marketing for AFS.

Applied Food Sciences LLC (AFS(TM)), based in Austin, is a company focused on the development and supply of specialized proprietary technologies such as dietary supplement ingredients, food and beverage processing technologies and functional ingredients for food and beverages.

AFS is the synergy of BioChemix Inc. and Oncology Sciences Corp. (OSC(TM)), both of Austin. Currently AFS is most well known for its patented CDG(TM) (Calcium D-Glucarate), Preventium(R) (Potassium Hydrogen Glucarate) and coffee antioxidant enhancement technology.

CDG is a patented dietary supplement ingredient that is sold in bulk to more than 50 companies, such as Rexall Sundown, GNC, Weider Nutrition International, Twin Lab, Enzymatic Therapy and Natrol.

The coffee antioxidant enhancement technology, which has been featured in USA Today, Parade, Prevention and Newsweek, is a technology to be applied by traditional coffee roasters that yields greater than 100% more polyphenol antioxidants in a cup of brewed coffee.