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Sioux Falls, SD—A new study published in Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, and Essential Fatty Acids found that people need to both eat more fish and take an omega-3 supplement to reach a cardioprotective Omega-3 Index (O3I) level of 8% or higher, according to a press release from OmegaQuant. Lead researcher Kristina...

Chicago, IL—The NPD Group (NPD) reported in a press release that case shipments of plant-based protein from foodservice distributors to foodservice operators increased by 20% in the year ending November 2018 when compared to the year before that, with all Census regions showing double-digit growth. The West Census region...

Pierre, SD--As WholeFoods previously reported, South Dakota's Senate Health and Human Services Committee was considering Senate Bill 22, which would have classified most CBD oil as a Schedule IV controlled substance. Following push back from the public and hemp activists about the generalized classification, the Committee amended the bill. According to a report in Rapid...

Dublin, OH—The Mid-American Health Organization (MAHO), a 15-state regional trade association committed to supporting the independent retail stores within the natural products industry, announced its separation from the Natural Products Association (NPA). MAHO’s new Bylaws, which were accepted by its Membership at its Annual Business Meeting on July 22, 2018,...

That's the conclusion of researchers at Tulane University and the University of Michigan, who announced the findings of their new study in a press release. The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  The researchers analyzed the carbon footprints of 16,000 Americans in relation to their daily diets. “People...

Fargo, N.D.—Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) announced that the company has published a white paper outlining the benefits of anthocyanins in Suntava Purple Corn. HFI explained in a press release that anthocyanins, which give fruits, flowers and plant organs their rich blue, red and purple colorings, can be found in significant levels in...

Iowa City, IA--A new animal study from researchers at the University of Iowa found that giving nursing rodents a supplemental form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide riboside; NR) lead to physical and behavioral benefits for the moms and their babies. In the study, published in Cell Reports, mother mice given NR...

Las Vegas, NV--Researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) launched a public website called FoodGenesAndMe.com that uses computer software to scan users’ DNA for potential health problems and creates personalized diets to lower the risks, according to a press release. The release notes that genes dictate bodily...

South Plainfield, N.J. — Voting has officially opened for the Annual Natural Choice Awards 2019. Retailers can fill out an online ballot that makes it easy to vote for favorite products in 20 categories in the supplements, foods, HABA and pet products categories. New categories this year: Cognitive Health and Stress & Sleep...