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Multivitamins & Longevity: Industry Expert Weigh in on New Research

NIH researchers say multivitamin use to improve longevity is not supported; NPA and CRN offer perspective on the findings.

July 1, 2024

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

"Obviously, there is no magic bullet for mortality, however, diet and exercise are bullet-proof for life-long health goals," said NPA's Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D.

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 Links Vitamin K with Cognitive Health

May 2, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France and East Brunswick, NJ—A new study demonstrating the association of vitamin K insufficiency with cognitive function has been published by researchers at Japan's Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology in Frontiers in Nutrition. Association of Vitamin K Insufﬁciency With Cognitive Dysfunction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults is a large-population cross-sectional...

New Research: Vitamin K2 Helps Lower Oxidative Stress, Increase ATP Production

March 29, 2022

Julia Peterman

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, and East Brunswick, NJ—A poster presented at the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Nutrients (IECN), which took place March 25, 2022, detailed research showing that MenaQ7 Vitamin K2 as MK-7 countered induced oxidative stress in vascular smooth muscle cells, ultimately lowering oxidative stress while increasing ATP production. IECN...

High-Potency D3 + K2

March 11, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Carlson has introduced Super D3 + K2, now in capsule form. The formula features 125mcg (5,000 IU) of vitamin D3, and 90mcg of MenaQ7 brand vitamin K2 as MK-7. The dosage comes in a single vegetarian capsule. The product is intended to help support bone and heart health, as D3...

Vitamin K Status Correlates with COVID-19 Inflammation, Research Finds

January 18, 2022

Julia Peterman

Oslo, Norway—Vitamin K status is heavily associated with COVID-19-related inflammation—more strongly, in fact, than vitamin D deficiency, according to a new article published in Frontiers in Nutrition. The article was written by a research group from the Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital in the Netherlands, in collaboration with the vitamin K2 manufacturer Kappa...

Review Illustrates Importance of K2 in Kids' Health

January 17, 2022

Julia Peterman

Marcq-en-Baroeul, France, and East Brunswick, NJ—Children has published a review paper that documents vitamin K2’s role in various physiological processes, its safe history of use, and that children show the greatest need for K2 supplementation, according to a press release from Gnosis by Lesaffre. The paper presents the data showing...

The Natural View: Top 3 Trends for 2022 with Gene Bruno

December 21, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Contributor

Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing and Maggie Jaqua of WholeFoods Magazine take a look at what's in store for 2022 with Gene Bruno, Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for Twinlab Consolidation Corporation and Professor of Nutraceutical Science for Huntington University of Health Sciences. A few of the...

Review Paper Bolsters Effort to Petition for a K2-Specific RDI

November 29, 2021

Julia Peterman

Oslo, Norway, and East Brunswick, NJ—Open Heart has published a review paper pointing out the overlooked role of vitamin K2 in cardiovascular health, especially in the United States, where K deficiency is significant. The paper was written by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic and at Maastricht University, the long-time research...

Animal Study Shows Potential for K2 in Kidney Disease

November 15, 2021

Julia Peterman

Oslo, Norway and East Brunswick, NJ—An experimental animal model of kidney failure has shown that vitamin K2 combined with phosphate binders (PBs) could potentially be a useful therapy for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The study used MenaQ7 K2 as MK-7, provided by NattoPharma—Gnosis by Lesaffre. The paper was published...