Dallas, TX—Ross Pelton, R.Ph., Ph.D., CCN, director of science at Essential Formulas, has published a paper in the June 2019 edition of The Townsend Letter, the Examiner of Alternative Medicine. The paper, titled Postbiotic Metabolites: The New Frontier in Microbiome Science, places a heavy emphasis on identifying postbiotic metabolites, according...
Burlington, VT—Sunsoil, formerly known as Green Mountain CBD, announced in a press release that it planted its 2019 hemp crop on two times the acreage than in 2018. The company planted over 100,000 plants on 100 acres worth of USDA certified organic farms. The company has also been certified by...
Binghamton, NY—In a new study, researchers at Binghampton University in New York set out to determine the safety of kratom. Their conclusion: "Our findings suggest kratom is not reasonably expected to be safe and poses a public health threat due to its availability as an herbal supplement." William Eggleston, clinical...
A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that nutritional supplements and dietary interventions have little to no effect on cardiovascular health. Experts are already pointing out that the study ignores all observational trials, which serve as the major basis for dietary guidelines—and the study itself notes that...
Linoleic acid intake is inversely associated with risk of type-II diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetes Care. The study followed 83,648 women from the Nurse’s Health Study (NHS), 88,610 women from NHSII, and 41,771 men from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Dietary data was collected every 2-4...
Los Angeles, CA—ChromaDex Corp. announced in a press release that a new study has further validated the safety and efficacy of ChromaDex’s proprietary form of nicotinamide riboside (NR), Niagen. The press release notes that, besides being the largest study on NR to date, it is the first clinical trial to...
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium—The bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila may be able to moderate the progression of pre-diabetes and reduce cholesterol levels, according to a study conducted by a team of researchers from Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). A press release on the topic notes that the team has studied this bacteria twice previously,...
New York City, NY—The Bone and Joint Health Supplements Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% over the forecast period 2019-2024, according to a press release from Reportlinker. Reportlinker attributes this rise to an aging population, an increase in lifestyle diseases associated with aging, and the growing...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The popularity of store brands is soaring—as the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) reports, across all retail channels, private label grew 4.4% for a gain of $5.5 billion in 2018—that growth is four times more than what is seen with national brands (1). And consumers are happy with their purchases.
Silver Spring, MD—FDA announced in a press release that it “does not intend to object” to the use of qualified health claims stating that EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of hypertension and coronary heart disease. FDA responded to a health claim petition submitted by the...
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