Northridge, CA—Pharmavite, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements, has just acquired FoodState Inc.FoodState offers whole food supplements under its MegaFood and Innate Response brands. MegaFood, the company’s flagship brand and the first to handcraft vitamins from farm-fresh whole foods, has recently experienced a large...
Birmingham, UK—Healthcare professionals have long supported the use of folic acid supplementation during pregnancy to reduce the risk of neural tube defects, especially during the earliest stages of fetal development. Now, new research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology suggests another reason for women to take...
Charlotte, NC—A coalition aimed at reversing the decline of omega-3 sales in the United States is moving forward with a national program. The Omega-3s. Always a Good Idea Campaign was formed in early 2014, and is coordinated by GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA omega-3s. The group recently...
Pittsburgh, PA—Michael G. Archbold, the new CEO and director of GNC, says shoppers may soon get a whole new shopping experience in stores. In the firm’s Q3 investor call, Archbold said GNC has been collecting quantitative and qualitative information from shoppers and “we are now in the process of refining...
College Park, MD—On December 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to hear comments about its proposal for updating the Guidance for Industry, “Toxicological Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Ingredients,” commonly known as the “Redbook.” The Redbook is intended to give industry guidance...
Lakewood, CO—In operation since 1995 as a natural products retailer in Independence, MO, Nature's Pantry, Inc. has been purchased by Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. The store is expected to begin operating under the Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage name by the end of 2014. Nature's Pantry co-owner and partner...
San Diego, CA— A study published in Neural Computation shows that a branded version of coenzyme Q10(CoQ10) can provide health benefits to veterans suffering from Gulf War illness. Gulf War illness is a distinct set of chronic health issues present in troops who fought in the conflict ranging from fatigue,...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has revealed findings from their annual Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements that the supplement market will be happy to see. Conducted online by Ipsos Public Affairs and funded by CRN, this survey used a national sample of 2,010 adults aged 18 and older,...
Several past studies have suggested a link between vitamin D and the inhibition of prostate cancer, but a recent study published in Prostateoffers a possible answer as to why this takes place.According to James R. Lambert, Ph.D, investigator at the CU Cancer Center, while vitamin D inhibited prostate cancer cell...
Monrovia, Liberia—While health officials worldwide are consumed with containing the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more 3,000 people as of press time, some individuals are looking into whether supplements like selenium can have any effect. There is no known cure for Ebola, be it natural or pharmaceutical,...
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