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[Extra! Extra!] Botanical Adulteration

by Mike Straus | October 1, 2024

Botanical adulteration is a growing challenge in the herbs and botanicals market and is likely to remain an ongoing issue for supplement brands and manufacturers. The American Botanical Council’s 2023 study1 on botanical forensics provides an in-depth look at some of the common ways fraudsters attempt to circumvent ingredient identification testing. Fraudulent manufacturers are using ...

[Extra! Extra!] Pushing Muscles to Failure Leads to Bigger but Not Stronger Muscles, Study Says

by Lisa Schofield | October 1, 2024

In the gym, there are several ways one can work out on the machine or with the free weights. One is to lift/push/pull moderate weight for as many times as possible, another is to use heavier weights in three sets typically comprised of 10 to 15 repetitions (reps). And then there’s the “superset,” which is ...

[Extra! Extra!] Additional Resources About New and Developing Ingredients and Delivery Systems for Healthy Hair, Skin and Nails

by Jacqueline Fishman | September 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Angie Rimel, marketing communications manager for Gelita; Gene Bruno, chief scientific officer for Nutraland USA; and Douglas Jones, global sales/marketing manager, Biocell Technology for additional resources about new and developing ingredients and delivery systems for healthy hair, skin and nails. Here are some of the resources they shared ...

[Extra! Extra!] Review Sheds Light on Long COVID

by Lisa Schofield | September 1, 2024

Researchers analyzed dozens of previous studies into long COVID to examine the number and range of people affected, the underlying mechanisms of disease, the many symptoms that patients develop, and current and future treatments. Long COVID, also known as Post-COVID-19 condition, is generally defined as symptoms persisting for three months or more after acute COVID-19. ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking About the Recent JAMA Network Open Study With Nena Dockery

by James Gormley | September 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive reached out to Nena Dockery, scientific affairs manager of Carthage, MO-based Stratum Nutrition, and here’s part of what she had to say. NIE: In a study published in July 2024 in JAMA Network Open, allegedly only 11 percent of nearly 60 tested supplements provided the amount of key ingredients listed on the ...

[Extra! Extra!] Bringing New Ingredients to Market With Nutriventia’s Jennifer Clancy

by James Gormley | August 1, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked Jennifer Clancy, global marketing director for Nutriventia (Mumbai, India and Westfield, NJ), to share a case study on bringing a new ingredient to market. NIE: Please outline a case study of bringing a new ingredient to market, including pre-launch and post-launch planning. Clancy: When introducing a new ingredient, Nutriventia follows ...

[Extra! Extra!] SlimBiome Research

by Eric Munson | August 1, 2024

The latest results from human studies reinforce findings that mineral-enriched prebiotic fiber complexes can help reduce hunger by 27 percent and support the feeling of fullness by 35 percent, offering a rapid and natural solution for weight management. A study conducted by Adele Costabile, a professor at the University of Roehampton, London, used SlimBiome from ...

[Extra! Extra!] When Contract Manufacturers Need Help

by Eric Munson | June 3, 2024

SG Systems Global is a software company based in Dallas, TX that often works closely with contract and pharmaceutical manufacturers. “We build our own software, and we customize the implementation around the customer,” said Matthew Segawa, director of strategic accounts at SG Systems. “Our software will guide and funnel them to do the correct things, ...

[Extra! Extra!] Talking Food-Bev Ingredients With Dr. Alvin Berger

by James Gormley | June 3, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Alvin Berger, PhD, MS, Founder of Wayzata, MN-based LifeSense Products. Here’s more of what he had to say: NIE: Broadly speaking, what’s most exciting today about ingredients for foods and beverages? Berger: Twenty-five years ago, we knew functional ingredients like vitamin D, omega-3s, phytosterols, anti-inflammatory ingredients, “carb-blockers,” prebiotics ...

[Extra! Extra!] Researchers Discover New Structural Changes Occurring in Osteoarthritis

by Lisa Schofield | May 1, 2024

Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease, affecting 22 percent of adults over 40 globally. Although the condition has been extensively studied through a medical perspective, the molecular changes associated with osteoarthritis remain unclear. In a new study, researchers have used a combination of techniques to track the progression of the changes associated with ...

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