NIE Features
New Beginnings For A Growing Market
Antioxidant sales are higher than ever as new sources are utilized and delivery methods reconceived.The market for antioxidants is fast expanding as consumers strive to slow the aging process and improve their health. According to a recent Food Marketing Institute survey, antioxidants are already among the top five health components U.S. consumers want in their ...
Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Whether sourcing from land or sea, the natural products industry takes its commitment to sustainability practices and its fellow man to new levels.Here, a sampling of companies explains their efforts, which are an undeniable selling point for partnership.Resonating With P. L. ThomasHaving supplied the natural products industry for more than half a century, New Jersey ...
Trust, But Verify
As good manufacturing practices (GMP) requirements and consumer sophistication pushes the demand on traceability and accountability, the importance of thirdparty testing continues to grow as a viable conduit for companies to demonstrate ingredient stability, purity and lack of contamination. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked the following testing experts about the programs available that help provide ...
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Ingredients for satiety are part of the strategy helping consumers do more than just control their appetites. Part I of NIE’s weight- management coverage.The obesity epidemic has become a global issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, and in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults age 20 ...
Proven & Supported
Incidence of bone and joint health issues are on the rise as manufacturers seek scientifically backed ingredients to help consumers maintain their mobility and shore up skeletal foundations.About one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis and, according to the National Osteoperosis Foundation, by ...
2013 Science Of Supplements
An annual feature for a decade, Nutrition Industry Executive’s Science of Supplements section is designed to help manufacturers gain a better understanding of the ingredients and services available that can make Their products stand out. It gives the magazine’s advertisers an opportunity to describe in some detail the research that substantiates their Branded ingredients, products ...
Digestion: The Foundation For Wellness
As the late Dr. Bernard Jensen noted, health or illness begins with digestion. With more proof confirming this belief, ingredient suppliers are poised for a growth phase.What used to be a category largely focused on specific digestive issues, such as con- stipation, bloating and/or diarrhea, is now expanding to include gut health, immune and inflammatory ...
Cholesterol Control
From aged garlic extract to omega-7, suppliers are targeting ingredients that aid in balancing cholesterol levels.Part II of NIE’s heart health coverage.Cholesterol performs important functions in the body. This soft, waxy substance is found not only in the bloodstream, but also in every cell, where it helps to produce cell membranes, hormones, vitamin D and ...
Brain Health Ingredients For All Ages
As Baby Boomers age, they become the most obvious target for brain health supplements. But younger consumers are also shaping the category, from demand to delivery.With the new year brings resolutions to hit the gym and exercise, whether for overall health or to lose those holiday pounds. Gym regulars infamously dread these “January joiners,” but ...
Too Much Pressure
High blood pressure’s moniker “the silent killer” is no exaggeration. In 2009, it was estimated that almost 80 million Americans, or one in three adults, many of whom are unaware, have high blood pressure, which increases the risk for heart disease and stroke—the leading causes of death in America.“Since heart disease and high blood pressure ...
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