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Natural Products Industry News Briefs: GOED, IFF, Dole, & More

What's new in the natural products industry? Catch up on the latest on Vitafoods, M&As, and more!

April 29, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry on Vitafoods Europe, new partnerships, awards and more.

Örlo Nutrition Launches Testing Kit

June 15, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Örlo Nutrition has released “Tested By You” kit testing blood for biomarkers to optimize health.

Study: Those with Higher Omega-3 Index More Protected from Severe COVID

The research was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

April 6, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) explored whether omega-3 fatty acids might be protective against contracting and/or suffering adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection.

NBA Basketball Players Found to Have Low O3I Levels

June 30, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant has collaborated with researchers to measure the Omega-3 Index (O3I) in NBA basketball players, research which was published in the July 2021 issues of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Several prior studies have investigated omega-3 status in Division 1 college athletes, according to a press...

Omega-3 Index, Smoking Equal Predictors of CVD

June 25, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a low Omega-3 Index (O3I) is just as powerful a predictor of early death as smoking. The finding comes from data from the Framingham study, one of the longest running studies in the world, which...

OmegaQuant Launches Pet Test

June 21, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant has launched a new Omega-3 Index Test for Pets, complete with a sample collection kit that pet owners can bring to their veterinarian to measure the pet’s omega-3 level, according to a press release. Omega-3s provide benefits for pets including supporting a healthy heart, brain, joints, immune...

Study: Omega-3 Index is a Strong Risk Predictor of Premature Death

April 26, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—A new paper, published in Nature Communications, looks at the relationship between the Omega-3 Index and risk for death from any and all causes. The finding: People with higher omega-3 EPA and DHA blood levels (Omega-3 Index) lived longer than those with lower levels. As explained in a...

Study: Fish Oil Supplements Don't Raise Bad LDL Levels

December 18, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—Evidence suggests that people with very high serum triglyceride levels (>500 mg/dL) who are treated with high doses of omega-3 (i.e., 4 g/day of EPA and DHA) commonly see a rise in low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)—the “bad” cholesterol. But does this occur in the “real world” with...

Study: Higher Omega-3 Index Could Protect Brain from Air Pollution

July 23, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—New research co-authored by OmegaQuant's William S. Harris, Ph.D., showed that women who had a higher Omega-3 Index were more protected from the adverse effects on the brain from air pollution than those with a lower Omega-3 Index. In the study, which was published in Neurology, Omega-3 Index...

OmegaQuant, Standard Process Offer Omega-3 Testing Kits for Healthcare Practitioners

April 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant has partnered with Standard Process to offer an Omega-3 Index testing kit to healthcare practitioners, to help them better support patients’ health, according to a press release. The Standard Process Omega-3 Index Plus test kit was developed by OmegaQuant, which was founded by William S. Harris, Ph.D.,...