Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
Good Heart Health at Age 50 Linked to Lower Dementia Risk Later in Life
Good cardiovascular health at age 50 is associated with a lower risk of dementia later in life, finds a study of British adults published by The BMJ. The researchers say their findings support public health policies to improve cardiovascular health in middle age to promote later brain health. Dementia is a progressive disease that can ...
Being Heart Healthy
As consumers work to maintain healthy cardiovascular systems, the latest natural ingredients and finished products allow for a much more effective process. There is no doubt that the human heart is the body’s focal point, which involves great responsibility. Unfortunately, it can undergo complications. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that one person ...
Amino Acids & Proteins: The Latest Scoop
Amino acids and their protein partners have been a mainstay in finished products for years, but manufacturers are continuously finding new ways for implementation. Many in the natural products sector are aware of the fact that proteins are comprised of hundreds of smaller units called amino acids, but around this statement lies various misconceptions. For ...
2019 Inaugural NIE Awards
Late last year, the staff of Nutrition Industry Executive was looking for a way to highlight the most cutting-edge and advanced natural branded nutritional ingredients backed by science, and thus, the 2019 NIE Awards were born. In order to be considered, the ingredients needed to be launched since Jan. 1, 2018, for the purpose of ...
Higher Vitamin A Intake Linked to Lower Skin Cancer Risk
People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17 percent reduction in risk for getting the second-most-common type of skin cancer, as compared to those who ate modest amounts of foods and supplements rich in vitamin A. That’s according to researchers from Brown University (Rhode Island), who unearthed that finding after analyzing ...
Healthy Skin, Healthy Life
Consumers are conscientious of keeping their skin healthy for an assortment of reasons—both suppliers and manufacturers are doing their part to help create innovative products to further help with these beneficial goals. Consumers care about aging gracefully, but this only represents one piece of the pie when it comes to skin health. Acne for instance, ...
Antioxidant Reduces Risk for Second Heart Attack, Stroke
Doctors have long known that in the months after a heart attack or stroke, patients are more likely to have another attack or stroke. Now, a paper in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology explains what happens inside blood vessels to increase risk—and suggests a new way to treat it. Heart attacks in ...
A Deeper Look Into Antioxidants
Antioxidants innovations intrigue manufacturers and suppliers for what is to come. Antioxidants, which according to MedlinePlus are “man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage.” This cell damage is caused by free radicals and when they accumulate, that is when oxidative stress can become a problem. While antioxidants offer ...
The Ongoing Development of Vitamins & Minerals
Natural and plant-based sources of vitamins and minerals for use in finished products, along with substantial research in the field, is on the up-and-up. From a general perspective, the National Institute on Aging (NIH) has a section on its website in which it describes the various functions of the 13 essential vitamins—helping the body get ...
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