It was conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine, other leading medical institutions and laboratories around the world. More than 150 journal articles have been peer-reviewed and published on the beneficial vascular effects of nitric oxide. Major findings have been published in Lancet, Circulation and The Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates medical foods. By law, medical foods are products specially formulated to supplement oral intake as part of the diet in the overall medical management of a condition or disease for which distinct nutritional requirements are established by medical evaluation.
Medical foods are only for use under the supervision of a physician.
According to the FDA, other examples of medical foods include products for kidney and liver disease, compromised immune functions, diabetes, burns, Crohn's Disease and short bowel syndrome. They are not intended for use like conventional food. Cooke Pharma's mission is to be a leader in the development and marketing of innovative cardiovascular nutritional products. Its primary goal is to develop, rigorously test, scientifically validate, and bring to the marketplace, medical food formulations of nutrients that enhance the dietary management of cardiovascular health.