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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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Ad Index: August 2013

July 19, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Advanced Nutrition by Zahler – www.zahlers.com (see ad) American Palm Oil Council – www.americanpalmoil.com (see ad) Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. – www.bluebonnetnutrition.com (see ad) Earth Friendly Products – www.ecos.com (see ad) ECR Software Corp. (ECRS) – www.ecrsoft.com (see ad) Eden Foods, Inc. – www.edenfoods.com (see ad) Embria Health Sciences – www.embriahealth.com...
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Pesticides Blamed for Schoolchildren Deaths in India

July 19, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Patna, India—The deaths of at least 22 schoolchildren in a rural Indian village were found by autopsies to be caused by toxic pesticide residue on a midday meal they were served, the Associated Press reported. Although results expected to determine the precise chemicals involved were still pending, a government official confirmed...
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Fish Oil–Cancer Link Flawed, Experts Say

July 17, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Seattle, WA—In mid-July, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center published an article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute claiming that high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood were associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer. The scientists examined data from the Prostate Cancer...
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In Memoriam: Paul Bennett

July 17, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
In June, industry said a sad goodbye to a friend and leader. Paul Bennett passed away at the age of 59 due to a heart attack. Bennett and his wife, Sue, founded Harvest Moon Natural Foods, Olathe, KS, in 1994, and was an active member of the Natural Products Association...
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Embria Adds Christie Rampone To Its Team

July 15, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Embria Health Sciences just added four Olympic medals and one World Cup championship to its team. The provider of safe and science-based dietary supplement ingredients to the global marketplace, Embria, which manufactures the immune strength ingredient EpiCor, recently signed Christie Rampone, U.S. soccer star, as a spokesperson. “I started taking...
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Low Blood DHA Can Hinder Reading, Behavior

July 12, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Research has long supported the benefits of omega-3 DHA for brain and overall health, and low blood serum levels of  DHA have been reported in children with behavioral or learning disabilities. According to a new study conducted at the University of Oxford in the U.K., an increased diet of omega-3s...
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Summer Fancy Food Show

July 3, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
The 59th Summer Fancy Food Show, touted by organizers as presenting 180,000 specialty foods and beverages from 2,400 exhibitors hailing from over 80 countries, took place June 30-July 2, 2013, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The show, hosted by the Specialty Food Association, moved back to...
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Threshold Holds First East Coast Show

July 3, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Secaucus, NJ—Natural products distributor Threshold Enterprises is growing, most recently with its first-ever East Coast Brand Expo. Held at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ, in late June, the tabletop show hosted numerous vendors spotlighting key natural brands for East Coast retailers to learn about. The East Coast show...
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Herbal Combo Reduces Weight, BMI in Two Obesity Studies

July 2, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
Benicia, CA—Two published studies on a branded ingredient show much promise for overweight individuals. The herbal formulation studied combines Sphaeranthus indicus and Garcinia mangostana (Meratrim, from InterHealth Nutraceuticals, based here). First up, the Journal of Medicinal Food published a study in which 100 obese individuals (BMI 30–40 kg/m2) took either...
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Magnesium in Brain Linked to Cognitive Health

July 2, 2013
WholeFoods Magazine Staff
City of Industry, CA­­—New research published in the Journal of Neuroscience could indicate that higher levels of magnesium in the brain may support brain health. A research team from several Chinese universities and the Center for Learning and Memory in Austin, Texas conducted a small-animal study using a proprietary magnesium-L-threonate...
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