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The editorial team at WholeFoods Magazine has decades of experiences reporting on natural products and dietary supplement industry news, trends, and more. This national business-to-business magazine has been published continuously for more than 40 years (the magazine was founded in 1977, and has been owned by Wainer Finest Communications since 1984). It is the longest-tenured media outlet of its kind in the natural products industry. The editorial focus at WholeFoods Magazine is, and always has been, on informing and educating members of the natural products industry.

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Chromium Picolinate Supports Blood Sugar Balance in Several Ways

October 27, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
New research published in the  Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology by researchers from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil suggests oral chromium picolinate (CrPic) may help those interested in blood sugar balance. A group of 71 type-2 diabetics took either CrPic (600 μg/day) or a placebo for...
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WHO Links Processed Meat to Cancer

October 27, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Put down that hot dog. A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has linked processed meat with cancer. WHO's cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), analyzed 800 scientific studies dating back to 1966 about the effects of eat red and processed meat and found...
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Increased Marketability of Local Foods

October 27, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
A.T. Kearny released a study on October 26 detailing the growth of local food trends titled, “Firmly Rooted, the Local Food Market Expands.” The study surveyed 1,500 shoppers who indicated being the primary shopper or sharing in shopping responsibilities. The results of the survey found that the consumer definition of...
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CRN Survey Says Consumer Confidence in Supplements Is High

October 23, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Palm Springs, CA—Today at the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)’s The Conference, CRN released some findings from the 2015 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. One key finding was that even with negative media reports circulating widely, 68% of U.S. adults say they take dietary supplements, and 84% are confident...
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FTC Offers Five Lessons about Supplements Ads During CRN’s The Conference

October 22, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Palm Springs, CA—Mary K. Engle, associate director for advertising practices in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), gave supplements marketers a bit more insight into FTC’s current thinking on advertising at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s The Conference. Engle offered industry members five take-home points...
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Grocery Briefs: November 2015

October 20, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Nature’s Bakery of Reno, NV, joined Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor driver Danica Patrick and the No. 10 team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning with the 2016 season. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that 418 people across 31 states were...
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Supplier Briefs: November 2015

October 20, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
The Methods Development group from NOW Foods of Bloomingdale, IL, made two poster presentations at the 129th AOAC International Annual Meeting. The first was about “Rapid Screening of Illicit Steroids in Dietary Supplements by uHPLC-TOF Mass Spectrometry,” while the second involved “Streamlined Multi residue Pesticide Analysis of Dried Botanical...
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What's Selling: November 2015

October 20, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
This month's best sellers. What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. Retailers: Give your store a chance to shine! Participate in our...
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Honey Candy

October 20, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
New on the market are Chocolate Honey Pattie 3-Packs from Heavenly Organics. The candies have a dark chocolate shell made from 100% cocoa filled with 100% organic raw white honey. The company says this combination offers minerals and immunity-boosting antioxidants. Each pattie only contains 45 calories. Flavors include Mint, Pomegranate,...
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Expo East Celebrates #30

October 20, 2015
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Some 25,000 industry members came together in Baltimore, MD, for the 30th annual Natural Products Expo East tradeshow and conference. This year’s event boasted 1,363 exhibiting companies, including 400 new brands that launched at the show. Here are four observations from the tradeshow from WholeFoods editors. 1. Upbeat vibe. This...
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