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Industry Reacts to Study "Wrongly" Comparing Supplements to Rx

November 28, 2022

Washington, D.C.—A recent Cleveland Clinic trial compared common dietary supplements to a low-dose cholesterol-lowering medication (a statin). The study was funded by AstraZeneca, which markets Rosuvastatin. Researchers looked at the funder’s low-dose statin, placebo, and six supplements—fish oil, cinnamon, garlic, turmeric, plant sterols, and red yeast rice—over a four-week period for impact on low-density...

Raising Awareness on World Vitamin D Day

October 31, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

November 2 is World Vitamin D Day, and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is raising awareness regarding the nutrient's importance in overall health and quality of life. How important is vitamin D for wellbeing? In the new economic report Supplements to Savings: U.S. Health Care Cost Savings from the...

Healthy or Just Candy? CRN Responds to Article Criticizing Gummies/Supplements

October 14, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—An article in the Wall Street Journal titled "Gummy Vitamins Are Surging in Popularity. Are They Healthy or Just Candy?" mischaracterizes adult gummy supplements and vitamins, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). The trade group is setting the record straight. “Supplements come in a variety of forms—pills, tablets, capsules, liquids,...

CRN Survey: 75% of Americans Use Dietary Supplements

October 14, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has revealed initial findings from its 2022. A key takeaway: Supplement usage is back to pre-pandemic levels, with three-quarters of Americans reporting that they use nutritional or dietary supplements. Breaking down the data on supplement use 49% of supplement users report changing their...

CA Governor Vetoes Legislation Restricting Access to Supplements

September 30, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Sacramento, CA—California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 1341. As WholeFoods Magazine has reported, California bill AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills called for restricting access to dietary supplements. Newsom explained in his veto letter that the bill would prohibit retail establishments from selling, transferring, or providing, dietary supplements...

CRN Spotlights Need to Address Nutrient Gaps to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

September 27, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—On the eve of the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, which takes place September 28, 2022, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is urging Conference leaders in the Biden Administration to focus on closing nutrition gaps. The conference aims to end hunger and increase healthier outcomes by...

CRN's Feedback on FDA's Supplement Your Knowledge Content

September 27, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—At the invitation of Cara Welch, Ph.D., Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODS), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) provided written feedback on how dietary supplements are presented on FDA's website and its recently released Supplement Your Knowledge content for consumers, health care professionals, and teachers. CRN President and CEO Steve...

COSMOS-Mind Study Shows Promise for Multivitamins in Cognition

September 27, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—The ancillary study of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind (COSMOS-Mind) study, conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The research reveals statistically significant improvement on global...

“Not the Final Word”—CRN Responds to Reporting on 2 Vitamin D & COVID-19 Studies

September 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—Two new studies published in the British Medical Journal focus on vitamin D and COVID-19: Prevention of covid-19 and other acute respiratory infections with cod liver oil supplementation, a low dose vitamin D supplement: quadruple blinded, randomised placebo controlled trial Effect of a test-and-treat approach to vitamin D supplementation on...

Health Care Cost Savings from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements 2022–2030

September 7, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Washington, D.C.—The CRN Foundation shared findings from its new economic report Supplements to Savings: U.S. Health Care Cost Savings from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements, 2022–2030. Key aspects of Supplement to Savings: It reveals only $59 billion in savings are currently being captured; It specifies the chronic diseases avoidable with...