Vitamin B6 supplementation may reduce symptoms of depression in college women taking oral contraceptives, according to a small new study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements. The study explains that oral contraceptive (OC) users have a heightened risk of low plasma concentrations of vitamin B6, a cofactor in the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Jay Jacobowitz and Maggie Jaqua Sponsored by: Nutrasource Most importantly: How are you? This year, the first question in our annual retailer survey was a simple invitation to sound off on pressing matters, to help industry members see beyond the numbers, and hear straight from you, the independent...
The U.S. natural organic brick-and-mortar and online retail sectors added $3.1 billion and grew 3.34% in 2021. Results were dragged down by 1,293 corporate vitamin chain-store closures, the majority of which were GNC stores. Including these losses, natural organic retail and online sales grew $2.6 billion and 2.79%, to reach...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nutri-beauty, nutricosmetics, beauty-from-within, ingestible beauty—the sheer number of names for this space is a testament to both its novelty and its popularity. What kind of numbers are we looking at? A Research and Markets report projects that the U.S. nutri-beauty market will reach $8.3B by 2027, growing at a CAGR...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Climate change strikes again—this time, by making spring, and the period of seasonal allergies, longer. That’s according to a new study from the University of Cambridge, which used a citizen science database with records going back to the mid-18th century to show that plants in the U.K. are flowering one...
Indonesia—Vitamin D given to D-insufficient children with tuberculosis (TB) may help resolve cough and fever, according to a new study published in Journal of Global Health. The researchers noted that previous studies in adults have shown a strong association between vitamin D and tuberculosis, both in terms of vitamin D...
Santa Barbara, CA—KOS has closed a $12m Series A investment round, led by industry veterans Clayton Christopher and Brian Goldberg, plus an investment from Springdale Ventures. According to a press release, KOS will use the investment to ramp up retail partners, enhance customer awareness, develop new products, enter new categories,...
When you are a regional grocer these days, the landscape is tough. You have to worry about supply chain issues, big box stores, other local competition, and the growing giant competitor out there, Amazon. It feels like Amazon is putting its hand into every single category. It can be frustrating...
Certified B-Corp Good Culture announced the completion of $64 million in Series C funding led by Manna Tree, with participation from SEMCAP Food & Nutrition and celebrity investor Kristen Bell. The company said it secured funding from sources aligned with its mission to create foods that are healing for people...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has decommissioned the “Poisonous Plant Database” after years of requests by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), according to an AHPA press release. The system was presented as an online source for scientific references describing toxic properties and effects attributed to plants or plant parts, although AHPA...
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