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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 ...
The Whole Package
Since packaging serves marketing and strictly utilitarian purposes, manufacturers need to keep both in mind when making selections.Product packaging serves a number of purposes for supplement manufacturers and their products. The most basic is to contain the products and convey information about them. Perhaps more elusively, though, packaging can also communicate, relaying messages and helping ...
Vitamin D: Beyond Bone Health
This essential vitamin is proving to be beneficial for many aspects of health.Vitamin D has known benefits for bone health, but it is also a nutrient that is now showing evidence to be useful for other aspects of health.“Recently published studies report vitamin D’s involvement in other areas of health conditions including cardiovascular disease, cancer ...
Sweet Success
The seat for the top natural sweetener remains up for grabs as suppliers continue to innovate.Today, it is not uncommon for the media to be on a sugar high with stories focused on the dozens of pounds of sugar that Americans consume on an annual basis. According to consumer market research firm the Hartman Group, ...
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 ...
Preparing For An FDA Audit
NIE highlights the resources available and pitfalls to avoid so companies are completely prepared when an inspector comes knocking.In June 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Final Rule 21 CFR Part 111. In essence, the final rule requires that the proper controls be ...
Taking a Spotless Approach to Sanitation
From eliminating pathogens to keeping dust out of the manufacturing process, ingredient suppliers make a clean sweep.The good manufacturing practices (GMPs) for dietary supplements now in effect for all manufacturers don’t just state that clean living is a must. The GMPs make the point again and again. In a fact sheet summarizing the requirements, the ...
The Search For Inner Beauty
Popular in Europe and Asia, U.S. Consumers have yet to fully embrace the benefits of beauty from within ingredients and products. Still, Sales are forecasted to grow.For centuries, people have been searching for the fountain of youth, or a product or ingredient that can help them look like they have found it. While laugh lines ...
Into The Light
Ingredient suppliers envision a broader vision health category as eyesight concerns grow.Earlier this year, the Chicago Tribune ran the headline “Some nutrients can stave off vision loss and eye disease that occurs as we age.” The article stated that “it’s not too early to start taking your eye vitamins and that some nutrients can stave ...
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