Bethesda, MD—New analysis from the National Institutes of Health suggests Americans aren’t shying away from spending their money on complementary health techniques. According to nationwide survey findings by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. shoppers spend $30.2 billion...
Salt Lake City, UT—GOED (the Global Organization of EPA and DHA Omega-3s) released a report about omega-3s on the global market in 2015. The group says these items accounted for $31.4 billion in sales worldwide, with 36% coming from Asia, 32% from North America and 26% from Europe. The Rest...
Nagoya, Japan—A team of Japanese researchers has offered a new theory for the cause of several metabolic diseases: impaired vitamin K2-dependent processes. The group notes that cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) seem to be linked, but a causal relationship is unknown. Many times, patients with these diseases...
We all have that friend or family member we think is “naturally” skinny. We attribute their ability to eat a lot of anything they want and not gain weight to their “high metabolism.” Science, however, is now suggesting that the actual ability to limit caloric intake from foods (i.e., energy...
Rotterdam, Netherlands—A new study published in JAMA suggests that several plant-based ingredients may help women going through menopause. A team of researchers from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA,...
New research published in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing suggests consumers may switch to a lower-calorie option when color-coded or numeric calories are labeled on food menus. During a six-week study, researchers examined 249 corporate employees ordering lunch through a newly-developed online portal. The portal, displayed menu items...
Hoboken, NJ—Horphag Research, supplier of Pycnogenol, announced that it has a new ingredient available to U.S. manufacturers. The standardized French oak wood extract called Robuvit is produced on a dedicated production line in France and supports vitality, energy and detoxification. “The research around Robuvit casts this French oak extract as...
Cincinnati, OH—New research from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center suggests young individuals with migraines may also suffer from vitamin deficiency. The study, which involved database information from children, teens and young adults who were migraine patients at the Cincinnati Children's Headache Center, analyzed baseline bloodwork for riboflavin, vitamin D,...
Pregnant women want the best for their babies: no more alcohol, tobacco or other harmful substances. Healthy meals and exercise are a given. When it comes to supplements however, recommendations and usage are not so clear. Sure, most women choke down the horse tablet called a prenatal vitamin, but with...
Our marketplace is changing…what feels like daily. Natural and organic offerings are exploding in places you would have never thought as consumers look for those “better for you choices”. Airports, convenience stores, drug stores, mainstream grocery chains, big box stores and E-tailers are jumping at the opportunity to grab your...
