According to the World Health Organization, Japan is a world leader in the categories of health and longevity. With a high level of awareness of the importance of prevention and preventative life-style, as well as growing attention to beauty and anti-aging, Japan's health products industry is now booming. In response...
I think by now we all can agree that being overweight is a “growing” problem globally. The World Health Organization recently stated that “65% of the world’s population lives in a country where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight.” And, “childhood obesity is one of the most serious...
Vote now for the 2017 WholeFoods Magazine Natural Choice Awards. Retailers, tell us the names of your best sellers and you'll be entered for a chance to win $100 American Express gift card. Make sure your favorites get top prize! Don't delay the polls close February 3, so cast your vote...
Washington, D.C. — On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) recommended removing 11 substances from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for use in organic production or as ingredients or on processed products labeled as “organic.” The 11 substances include...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced that Verdure Sciences, based in Noblesville, IN will be returning as an executive member and Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shantou, Guangdong, China, with a U.S. office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL is joining its ranks as...
Washington, D.C. — Madison, WI-based Quincy Bioscience Holding Co. subsidiary, Prevagen, Inc., which is also doing business as Sugar River Supplements, has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York State Attorney General with making false and unsubstantiated claims that Prevagen memory-improvement supplement helps to improve memory...
Quebec, Canada — Fruit d’Or has announced that in a study conducted by Complete Phytochemical Solutions (CPS), a third-party consulting and contract research company, researchers have linked the structure of specific soluble cranberry proanthocyanidins (PAC) found in Fruit d’Or’s Cran Naturelle whole fruit cranberry powder with a mechanism of action...
A class action lawsuit against Blue Diamond has reached a $9 million dollar settlement for advertising its Almond Breeze and other products as being “all natural” or “natural”. The lawsuit is also challenging how many almonds are used to make Almond Breeze since the product is advertised as being made...
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 24 grams of added sugar for women and 36 grams of added sugar for men daily.1 This can add up very quickly granted a typical yogurt contains around 15-20 grams of sugar! The 2014 documentary Fed Up was a much needed eye...
Imagine a garden hose with water running through it. The water goes exactly where it's supposed to, right? Now imagine that a dog chewed tiny holes in it, not enough to break it, but enough to sprout leaks all along the hose. So, instead of watering one plant, the entire...
