Auburn, WA—The Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) is hosting a free virtual educational event focused on living a gluten-free lifestyle. Insights & Information to Inspire Your Gluten-Free Life, will take place on February 28 at 8 p.m. ET. Immediately following, there will be a Q&A portion where consumers can get answers...
Consumers are more invested in taking proactive measures to protect their heart than ever before. “We know heart disease has been the leading cause of health-related death in the world, but there are new factors playing a role in increasing consumer awareness and emphasis on heart health,” says Vishal Shah,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Weight loss—or health? While we tend to connect weight with health (or lack thereof), new science is questioning whether that connection is valid, and whether weight loss is always necessary. “The prevalence of obesity around the world has tripled over the past 40 years, and, along with that rise, dieting...
A study published in Nature Food has ranked foods by their dietary and environmental impact, looking to offer specific, actionable recommendations to help motivate people to change their behavior, according to a press release. Researchers from the University of Michigan evaluated more than 5,800 foods, ranking them by their nutritional...
Washington, D.C.—California bill AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills would "place a costly burden on small businesses who have already been hard hit by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis." That's the word from the Natural Products Association (NPA), which announced that Kyle Turk, NPA Director of...
London, UK—A quarter of Americans are opting to follow sustainable diets to help tackle global warming and animal welfare issues, according to a new survey from Spoon Guru. Some highlights: 27% are actively choosing more sustainable food options to tackle global warming 15% are following a more eco-conscious diet to...
Sacramento, CA—The California state legislature has introduced Bill AB 1341, which would restrict access to supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills, a move which the Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling “misguided.” NPA is organizing a grassroots movement to prevent the bill from moving forward. Specifically, products would...
Virtual—“Literally everyone expresses concern about their brain and memory loss.” That’s from Matthew Oster, Head of Consumer Health at Euromonitor International. Oster presented in the #NaturallyInformed event Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market, in the session Nootropics Market: Nutrition for Memory & Cognition. Oster presented a remarkable amount of data, including...
Childhood diet can affect the gut microbiome for life, according to a new mouse study from UC Riverside. The study was performed on mice, who were separated into four groups: Half were given a high-fat, high-sugar diet; half given a standard healthy diet; half given access to a running wheel;...
New York and Los Angeles, CA—Americans aren’t doing enough to actively support their immune systems, according to new research from Spoon Guru, and 40% of them are calling on supermarkets to help them eat more healthily. A press release on the topic explains that despite 90% of Americans claiming to...
