Nutrition Industry Executive
Progress In The Cholesterol Puzzle
While omegas and CoQ10 dominate store shelves for heart health, there are other strong contenders addressing cholesterol.According to the American Heart Association, 34 percent of women and 52 percent of men have significant plaque buildup in their arteries (AHA, 2012). High cholesterol is inter-related with a number of other conditions (diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure) ...
Beyond Digestion
A continuously growing category, enzymes have a number of benefits in addition to aiding digestive health.Enzymes are not a new concept; German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne first used the term in 1877. In 2012, the enzyme market is flourishing.According to the Nutrition Business Journal’s (NBJ) 2011 Supplement Business Report, digestive enzymes rank fourth of the top ...
Preventing an Identity Crisis
Analytical methods are spotlighted when a botanical’s new popularity raises the specter of adulteration, but more generally help assure that that the ingredient is the genuine article.The months-long controversy over DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine) can be seen as a poster child for the importance of validated analytical methods. This past April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Considering Curcumin
The benefits of curcumin are now well-known, leading to greater market potential.Curcumin is the main biologically active phytochemical compound of the spice turmeric. It is extracted, concentrated, standardized and researched in supplement form. In Indian and Asian cultures, turmeric and curcumin have a long history of use as a traditional herbal medicine, and Western medicine ...
Crazy for Cacao
When consumers think of healthy foods, chocolate is not something that normally comes to mind.Considered a sweet with an abundance of fat, many see chocolate as a guilty pleasure treat to have infrequently.However, cacao—the dried seeds of a South American evergreen tree used to make cocoa, chocolate and cocoa butter— has been used in Mexico ...
Delivering Immune Ingredients
Innovation for natural immune health ingredients continues as sales in this category see strong growth.Our immune system continually faces challenges, either from lack of sleep, hectic schedules, poor nutrition, stress or a combination of each of these factors.“Recent threats include viral and bacterial epidemics that can be easily spread from the original territories by air ...
EFAs Enhanced
With awareness of benefits now widespread, EFA suppliers and manufacturers are taking the necessary measures to further develop the market.According to a joint report released by the Food & Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization regarding the role of dietary fats and oils in nutrition, the current recommendations are that we need a minimum ...
Human Clinical Studies
While human clinical studies have long been accepted as the “gold standard” of scientific research, the advent of dietary supplement ingredients being supported by human clinical trials is relatively new.This expensive and time-consuming process did not become common practice in the dietary supplement industry until the last 10 years, when regulatory requirements in the United ...
The Holistic Approach To Sustainability
Pursuing eco-friendliness across the supply and manufacturing chain can pay dividends in everything from cost savings to brand differentiation.According to California-based Autodesk, a design and engineering software maker, “Manufacturers worldwide see increasing sustainable design and improving production processes as an effective response to global competition and regulations and a source of business value.” The company ...
Aloe Vera Blooming
Given its exponentially growing demand and uses for various applications, aloe vera presents a fine opportunity among medicinal plants.Aloe vera is one of the oldest and most popular medicinal plants known to man. It’s mentioned in ancient documents, including the New Testament, where it was used with other herbs for embalming.Now prized for its soothing, ...
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