Articles by Melissa Kvidahl
Seeing One’s Way To Healthy Vision
AAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 296 million people suffer from vision impairment around the world, not including blindness. A staggering 82 percent of these cases include people over the age of 50 who are suffering from agerelated conditions, namely age related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease causing a loss of central ...
Essential Fatty Acids: Reaching Farther Than Fish
Though fish oils remain top sellers, a number of challenges have manufacturers looking elsewhere for omega-3s.The essential fatty acid (EFA) supplement is perceived as a natural products marketplace mainstay, and its popularity in recent years has branched out to the mainstream as more people begin to recognize the importance of adding these nutrients to their ...
Antioxidants For All
The newest trends in the antioxidant category ensure that fresh as well as faithful shoppers find something on the shelf.According to numbers coming out of market researcher Mintel, antioxidants are growing by the day. Mintel’s Global New Products Database showed the antioxidant category in 2009 to be marked at more than $12 billion, with 2,075 ...
All About Aqua
Last Enhanced waters gain popularity as athletes and on-the-go shoppers look for nutrition and hydration.Month, Vitaminwater released its latest advertisement starring New York Mets third baseman David Wright along with Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, star of the reality show “Jersey Shore.” The commercial depicts the two men training together—it shows them lifting weights, running and ...
Sodium Solutions
It seems that every few years, the public takes on a new enemy in its quest for healthy eating. This enemy has taken the form of refined sugars, carbohydrates and fat content. Today, however, trends suggest that more consumers than ever are concerned about sodium content—and rightfully so.“Too much sodium in foods can exacerbate hypertension ...
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