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2024 FMI Health and Well-being Report

The report highlights two key consumer focuses.

February 16, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Food industry companies lean on established strategies as shoppers continue to emphasize healthy eating habits.

CRN 50th Anniversary Signature Events to Focus on Purpose-Driven Growth

Registration is now open for annual dietary supplement and functional food industry events Science in Session’ and Now New Next.

July 26, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), is gearing up to host its annual events “Science in Session” and “Now New Next.” The events will take place at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, in Dana Point, CA, from October 3-6.

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5 Pet Health Trends for 2023

January 5, 2023

Marissa Fox

Chicago, IL—ADM shared a report of the top five pet trends going into the new year. These trends build on ADM’s larger annual report of global consumer trends. Modern pet parents treat their pets as good as (or better than!) themselves. As human trends increasingly inform pet nutrition innovations, new...

NPA Stresses Value of Supplements to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

September 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) reported that, for the first time since 1969, President Joe Biden is hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This conference follows a series of meetings held in recent months during which White House officials strategized with nutrition and health experts. The goal: to end hunger and increase...

Trends Driving Growth in Functional Foods & Drinks

June 23, 2022

Jennifer Joseph

Industry insiders reveal what’s new and next—and strategies to capitalize on demand to grow your business As health-conscious consumers get back to their go-go-go lives, they are looking to food and beverages to do more for their well-being: Demand for products that are fortified with added nutrition and health-promoting...

Food Insecurity Linked to Late-Onset Diabetes

June 1, 2022

Marissa Fox

Seattle, Washington—A study published in the Journal of Nutrition showed that young adults who struggled with food insecurity had a higher rate of diabetes later in life. Researchers at the University of Washington studied 4,000 volunteers (as part of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health). The participants were between...

CRN, ASNF to Provide Educational Awards to Upcoming Nutrition Professionals

June 24, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced a joint initiative with the American Society for Nutrition Foundation (ASNF) to provide study enrichment for upcoming nutrition professionals. A press release on the topic says that CRN and ASNF’s Scholars Program (CASP) will provide five ASN student members with educational...

Processed Foods Highly Correlated with Obesity, Study Finds

January 22, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Processed foods are highly correlated with obesity, according to research from George Washington University (GW). GW researcher Leigh A. Frame, Ph.D., MHS, said in a press release: “When comparing the U.S. diet to the diet of those who live in ‘blue zones’—areas with populations living to age 100 without...

Students Given Educational Awards to Attend CRN's The Workshop

December 2, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced in a press release that three students from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University were given educational awards to attend The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science held in November in California. As part of the award, recipients...

Med Students Insufficiently Trained in Nutrition

September 20, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education on a worldwide basis, according to a new review published in The Lancet Planetary Health. Medical students therefore lack the confidence, skills, and knowledge to provide nutritional care to patients—a disturbing fact in the face of increasing diet-related disease. A press release notes...