By William S. Harris, Ph.D. As a retailer, omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) probably represent a large part of your business. If that’s the case, then you should be highly interested in two new studies — Reduce-IT and VITAL — that were presented at the American Heart Association Meeting...
The results of the long-anticipated REDUCE-IT study looking at prescription-level values of omega-3 and their effect on trigylcerides have been released by Amarin Corp. and will be presented at the 2018 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. Dr. William Harris, an omega-3 expert and creator of the test that...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Julia Peterman is co-author of this article. It’s been a challenging time for the marine oil industry as issues surrounding mass media’s interpretation of the latest research about the efficacy of omega-3s dovetails with concerns about the sustainability of supply. In 2016, the omega-3 supplements market was estimated to be...
Company Description Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI), established in 2000 is the sole U.S. distributor of world-renowned microbiologist Dr. Iichiroh Ohhira’s award-winning probiotic supplements and skin care products. Always an innovator, EFI introduced REG’ACTIV® in 2015. Reg’Activ products contain Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3, a probiotic catalyst that has been proven to boost...
Salt Lake City, UT - Ellen Schutt has been appointed GOED's new executive director. She was previously vice-president, Communications and Education of the agency, and had been acting as interim executive director since the departure of Adam Ismail at the end of February. DSM’s Tom Feeley, chairman of the GOED...
Washington, D.C. — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), are seeking the dismissal of the Amarin Pharma complaint about omega-3 fish oil supplements. They have jointly submitted an amicus brief...
Salt Lake City, UT - The future of the omega-3 industry will be defined by how it communicates with consumers, and how it leverages science to remain credible. “I don’t think either of those things are things we’ve done to our fullest potential,” Adam Ismail, outgoing executive director of GOED,...
Oslo, Norway – BASF has announced the launch of Accelon™ absorption accelerating technology. It’s been developed as a breakthrough solution to the bioavailability challenge of today’s omega-3 supplements. Results from clinical studies showing significantly increased absorption with Accelon™ will be presented at the GOED Exchange 2018, which is taking place...
The Journal of the American Medical Association(JAMA) published a study on Wednesday called “Associations of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplement Use with Cardiovascular Disease Risks.” The study questioned the supposed benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular health. It included a meta-analysis of 10 large trials including 77,917 subjects. According to...
Stress. Overwork. Too much salt. Sedentary lifestyle. Genetics. Many factors contribute to cardiovascular disease but there are ways to help your customers stave off the effects by using nutritional supplements and practicing better eating habits. Let’s start with high blood pressure, or the more formally known “hypertension.” New guidelines from...
