heart health
Helping Hearts With Omegas
Fish, plant-based, 3, 6, 9—omegas have a role to play in heart health, and consumers are taking notice. Regarding the chemical structure of omegas, all fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms that are attached to each other in a chain. The beginning of the carbon chain is called the “alpha” end, and ...
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[Extra! Extra!] New Study Finds Link Between Gut Microbiome and Heart Health
Gut health seems to be implicated in just about everything these days. Now, emerging research is showing a link between the gut microbiome and mechanisms associated with coronary artery disease. According to a Nov. 6, 2025 press release from the American Society for Microbiology, researchers in Seoul, South Korea compared fecal samples from 14 people ...
Hearty Ingredients
Here are some of the emerging advancements in ingredients that support heart health. Heart health has become a prominent concern for consumers, with aging individuals looking for cardiovascular support in a variety of forms. As a result, ingredient suppliers are bringing to market a bevy of new ingredients that have been validated in clinical studies. ...
Healthy Hearts: Innovations in Cardiovascular Ingredients
Here’s how heart health ingredients are advancing. The panel: Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Denisse Colindres, Senior Manager, Nutrition Communication, Beneo-Institute, Mannheim, Germany, www.beneo.com Greg Cumberford, Vice President of Science & Regulatory, Natures Crops, Winston-Salem, NC, www.naturescrops.com Nicole Lemus, Director, Americas, Gnosis by Lesaffre, Lille, France, www.gnosisbylesaffre.com Shelby Agan, Senior Scientific Affairs, ...
New Fish Oil Research Leads to Misleading Conclusions About Heart Risks, Says FARI
The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI, Sioux Falls, SD) says a new study published in BMJ suggests fish oil supplements can be dangerous, sparking dozens of misleading headlines in mainstream media. The study in question looked at incidents of atrial fibrillation, other major cardiovascular issues and death, identified through hospital records and death registries. The goal was ...
Supporting the Hungry Heart
The cardio health and nutrition category is still pumping strong. The outlook for this supplement sector for 2024 is exciting, and here’s why. An iconic anthem from Bruce Springsteen proclaims that “everybody has a hungry heart,” and although he was referring to love, it’s true: everybody does have a hungry heart, for nutrition and nutraceuticals. ...
Longevity by Nature Celebrates 40 Years
Longevity by Nature (Temecula, CA) is celebrating 40 years since it launched the industry’s first collagen supplements. The leaders of Longevity by Nature are brothers Ahmad Alkayali and Abdul Alkayali, the original inventors of hydrolyzed collagen. They first packaged and marketed the powdered supplement in 1986 for their company “Smarter Beauty Products,” and continuously under ...
The Heart of the Matter
Navigating the cardiovascular health category today. The panel: Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, www.ingredientsbynature.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Steve Fink, Vice President of Marketing, PLT Health Solutions, Morristown, NJ, www.plthealth.com Alex Goh, Head of Business, ExcelVite, Perak, Malaysia, www.excelvite.com Dr. Karin Hermoni, Head of Science and Nutrition, Lycored, ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Top 10 Stories in 2022
Another year since the pandemic has come and gone, and compared to the previous two years, Vitamin Retailer‘s (VR) top stories have involved COVID-19 far less. Rather, the topics that were most popular in 2022 involved VR awards, information and solutions about different health ailments and those the industry has lost this year. The top two stories covered ...
Kerry Releases Functional Beverage Consumer Research Report
Immune, gut and heart health continue as important concerns for functional beverage consumers, while beauty and sports performance are on the rise, according to new research by Kerry (Ireland). Kerry surveyed more than 10,000 consumers from 18 countries across North America, South America Europe, the Asia Pacific, South Africa and Australia to learn more about ...
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