A study published in Nature Food has ranked foods by their dietary and environmental impact, looking to offer specific, actionable recommendations to help motivate people to change their behavior, according to a press release. Researchers from the University of Michigan evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional...
Washington, D.C.—California bill AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills would "place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis." That's the word from the Natural Products Association (NPA), which announced that Kyle Turk, NPA Director of...
London, UK—A quarter of Americans are opting to follow sustainable diets to help tackle global warming and animal welfare issues, according to a new survey from Spoon Guru. Some highlights: 27% are actively choosing more sustainable food options to tackle global warming 15% are following a more eco-conscious diet to...
Sacramento, CA—The California state legislature has introduced Bill AB 1341, which would restrict access to supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills, a move which the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling “misguided.” NPA is organizing a grassroots movement to prevent the bill from moving forward. Specifically, products would...
Virtual—“Literally everyone expresses concern about their brain and memory loss.” That’s from Matthew Oster, Head of Consumer Health at Euromonitor International. Oster presented in the #NaturallyInformed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market, in the session Nootropics Market: Nutrition for Memory & Cognition. Oster presented a remarkable amount of data, including...
Childhood diet can affect the gut microbiome for life, according to a new mouse study from UC Riverside. The study was performed on mice, who were separated into four groups: Half were given a high-fat, high-sugar diet; half given a standard healthy diet; half given access to a running wheel;...
New York and Los Angeles, CA—Americans aren’t doing enough to actively support their immune systems, according to new research from Spoon Guru, and 40% of them are calling on supermarkets to help them eat more healthily. A press release on the topic explains that despite 90% of Americans claiming to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Weight management is a sizeable market: According to 360 Market Updates, the global weight loss and weight management market was valued at $179 million as of August 2020, and expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% to reach $229.1 million by 2026 (1). One factor driving that growth: COVID-19,...
Inflammatory diets may increase risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Chronic inflammation has been associated with heart disease and stroke in previous studies, a press release on the topic explains. Inflammatory biomarkers like interleukins and...
Loma Linda, CA—A global transition to a vegetarian diet would have significant impacts in the battle against global warming and other environmental concerns, according to research from Loma Linda University School of Public Health. A press release on the topic notes that food production is a major contributor to increased...
