Nutrition Industry Executive
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 ...
Industry Forecast: A Natural Progression
Market research and trends firm, the Mintel Group (Chicago, IL), provided insights for Nutrition Industry Executive’s January/February 2020 “Industry Forecast” feature. According to the Mintel Group report, Vitamins and Minerals, U.S., September 2019, brands have been “transitioning to labels that boldly highlight the key benefits of specific vitamins and minerals.” Clean Ingredients, Personalized Options, Values ...
Industry Forecast
An expert panel discusses the latest issues affecting the nutritional ingredients industry. The Participants Are: John B. Atwater, PhD, Senior Director, Verification Programs, U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP), Rockville, MD, www.usp.org Scott Bass, Partner, Sidley Austin, New York, NY, www.sidley.com Randy Kreienbrink, Vice President of Marketing, BI Nutraceuticals, Rancho Dominguez, CA, www.botanicals.com Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, ...
Acid Reflux Affects Nearly a Third of U.S. Adults Weekly
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a digestive disorder that causes heartburn and other uncomfortable symptoms, may affect nearly a third of U.S. adults each week, and most of those who take certain popular medications for it still have symptoms, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study. Also known as acid reflux, GERD is caused by gastric acid ...
Gut Check
Digestive health can be considered an underserved market of the dietary supplement industry with enormous growth opportunity. According to the 2019 HealthFocus U.S. Trend Study, gastrointestinal/gut health is one of the largest growing health concern categories. Probiotics are still the market leader in digestive health space when it comes to supplements, with a predicted compound ...
Why California’s New Privacy Act Matters to Non-California Companies
In 2018, businesses collecting data from residents of the European Union scrambled to identify the requirements of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and make changes to comply. In the next several months, the same scramble likely will be employed for businesses doing business with residents of the State of California because the California Consumer Privacy ...
What Does Gut Health Really Mean?
At first, it seems like an obvious question. When most people think of gut health, they think of freedom from traditional stomach issues—bloating, cramping and discomfort, for example. What many of us don’t realize is that gut health encompasses more—way more—than all of that. In fact, when it comes to gut health, the digestive organs ...
Why the Marketing Department May Be Sabotaging Your PR Campaign
Have you ever been in a relationship where you feel like you were being used for just one thing that you do really well, and ignored for all your other qualities? Maybe it’s your cooking, or your ability to make money or your access to key contacts. No offense to my marketing friends, but I ...
Reduced Carbohydrate Intake Improves Type 2 Diabetics’ Ability to Regulate Blood Sugar
Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced carbohydrate content and an increased share of protein and fat. This is shown by a recent study conducted at Bispebjerg Hospital in collaboration with, among other partners, Aarhus University and the Department of Nutrition, Exercise ...
New Approaches for Healthy Blood Sugar
With metabolic syndrome and diabetes becoming more of a danger than ever, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are working together to help Americans maintain healthy blood sugar levels. It has been said that metabolic syndrome and diabetes may be the largest epidemics of the 21st century. In fact, 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every ...
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