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January 22, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

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Research Updates: Stress, Cold Season, Heart Health & More

Get the latest science overviews from companies in the natural products industry, including Natures Crops, Gnosis by Lesaffre, Epax and more.

January 21, 2025

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Natural products industry companies share overviews on the latest science on their branded ingredients to support wellbeing.

Codex Moves Forward on Several Fronts

As it begins celebrating its 60th Anniversary

May 31, 2023

Scott C. Tips

It had been three-and-a-half years since the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) had last met in person. It was a refreshing change to see familiar faces in person among the delegates assembling for the Nutrition Committee meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany the week of March 6-10, 2023.

Study: Vitamin B Complex Supports Pregnancy Outcomes

April 19, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France and East Brunswick, NJ—A retrospective study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) investigated the role of supplementation with vitamin B complex (5-methyltetrahydrofolate as Quatrefolic from Gnosis by Lesaffre plus vitamins B12 and B6) versus folic acid (FA) on pregnancy outcomes (clinical pregnancy, pregnancy...

6 Top Prenatal Nutrients

August 13, 2021

Julia Peterman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Growing a human being from scratch is a big task—and proper nutrition is essential. Consumers shopping at a natural products store surely know to avoid smoking and alcohol, and to eat healthy and take a prenatal vitamin. Here, a closer look at specific nutrients for prenatal needs. Calcium. Calcium—and large...

IADSA Launches Resources on Omega-3, Folic Acid Importance

December 2, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

London, England—The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has launched two new Mind the Gap resources explaining the importance of omega-3 and folic acid in maternal and infant nutrition, according to a press release. Omega 3: The Making of You addresses the 1,000 days from conception to the age...

Study: Folic Acid May Reduce Risk of Gestational Diabetes

April 30, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Bethesda, MD—Taking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of pregnancy-related diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes Care. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, found in foods including leafy green vegetables, nuts, peas, and beans. A press release on the study notes...

Getting That Head Start

July 23, 2018

Laurie Petersen

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natural products and kids’ health are growing up. Eating your veggies, popping a multivitamin and brushing your teeth have given way to taking your K2, monitoring choline levels, putting probiotic mix in the oatmeal and adding omega-3, for good measure. Not to put even more pressure on parents, but experts...

Folic Acid During Pregnancy May Help Reduce the Risk of Autism

December 29, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

A recent population-based, long term cohort study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health studied the correlation between folic acid supplementation and the risk of autistic traits in children exposed to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in utero. Children exposed to AEDs in utero have an increased risk of exhibiting autistic...