Nutrition Industry Executive
Addressing Metabolic Health
In the U.S., the amount of people that are considered to be “metabolically healthy,” is quite low. According to a study published in February 2019 in the journal Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, a person is considered to have metabolic syndrome when they have too high or too low levels of three of the five ...
Obesity in Childhood and Adulthood Shown to Increase Risk of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis (OA) and knee OA, but not hand OA. Obesity and OA are two interconnected health care problems affecting a large proportion of the adult population worldwide, however studying ...
A Well-oiled BMJ Machine
Bone, muscle and joint (BMJ) issues look to disrupt the body, but the latest ingredient innovations look to do otherwise. You may have heard it many times before, but the human body is a well-oiled machine. Of course, that is what it should be. From a general perspective, proper body maintenance is easier said than ...
Genetic ID Testing and Verification of Plant Materials and Ingredients
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked Gary Swanson, senior vice president, quality assurance and control, Herbalife Nutrition, in Torrance, CA the following question. Where are we on genetic ID testing and verification of plant materials and ingredients? Swanson: Manufacturers of botanical-based products are often faced with the timely and expensive task of finding botanical starting materials ...
Industry Roundtable: Ensuring Compliance & Improving Quality
The Participants Are: • Mariko Hill, Product Development Executive, Hong Kong, www.gencorpacific.com • Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com • Roberto Pace, Vice Corporate Quality Director, Indena, Milan, Italy, www.indena.com • Andrew Shao, PhD, Interim, Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, CRN, Washington, D.C., www.crnusa.org • Gary Swanson, Senior Vice President, Quality ...
Mushrooms’ Magic May Lie in Boosting Cognitive Health: Study
If you love eating mushrooms, you may enjoy puzzle solving for a long time, as a new study shows that eating mushrooms can protect parts of the brain responsible for cognitive function. New research has shown that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 per cent reduced odds ...
Pondering Cognitive Support
Young adults are having more “senior moments” than ever. Stress, constant mental and physical activity plus poor diet and sleep-deprived lifestyles necessitate a well-rounded brain-support supplement. Think about it—who doesn’t enjoy learning something new? There’s a momentary flush of self-confidence when the “aha!” hits. It’s a great feeling. On the flip side, when we forget ...
Does Exercise Help or Hurt Your Immune System?
It is well known that exercise has a positive relationship with overall human health, likely as a consequence of our evolutionary history where athletic endurance was a competitive edge over other species.1 As present-day elite athletes strive to push the limits of human physiology, scientists have undertaken research to understand the effects of exercise on ...
The Joy of Strategic Marketing
Marketing strategy is not for the thin-skinned. Its primary purpose is to drive revenue by delivering value through developing need-driven consumer goods and services; and the organization as a whole is always counting on marketers to reach their revenue forecasts. But doing this isn’t as easy as it sounds since there is some amount of ...
The Pros of Pre- & Probiotics
Pre- and probiotics are not a new thing, but it has taken some time for consumers to come around and understand their benefits in regard to digestive health. But now that they have, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are aiming to educate consumers that pre- and probiotics can do more than just aid the gut. According ...
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