obesity
Being Kind to Our Livers
The incidence of liver disease is on the rise in North America as well as globally, creating parallel growth of the supplement market that addresses liver health. In fact, the global liver health supplements market was estimated at $879.8 million in 2024 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.94 percent from 2025 ...
A New World for Weight Management
Consumer use of appetite suppressant drugs are just one of the realities natural ingredient suppliers consider in this category. As obesity continues to rise worldwide, weight-loss products are becoming increasingly popular. In the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 42 percent of adults are obese. Furthermore, about 65 percent ...
ICYMI: NPA’s Fabricant Appears on CBS “The Doctors”
Daniel Fabricant, PhD., president and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the former chief regulator of the dietary supplement industry appeared on the CBS show “The Doctors” on February 7, 2022. Fabricant discussed the unintended consequences of legislation in California that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements. The legislation recently passed by ...
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 ...
Such a (Weight) Loss!
Each year seems to bring a new diet fad. No matter what they’re eating, supplements for weight are still in demand. Here’s how ingredients help keep up. Every decade has its fad to lose weight the easy way. In the early 1900s, you could buy tapeworms, which would eat all your food inside you (not ...
Reducing Beverage Calories Nationwide
The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, PepsiCo and the American Beverage Association came together at The Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the Clinton Foundation in a commitment to reduce the consumption of beverage calories across America. Specifically, America’s leading beverage companies have set a goal to ...
The Search for the and Natural Holy Grail: Sweeteners and Colors for Beverages
“Mom, why are there vegetables in my Vitaminwater?” came the question from my 7-year-old son reading the ingredient statement as we drove to soccer practice last week. (Yes, as a food scientist, I am one of those moms who constantly points out which ingredients are real, and which are not in the vast array of ...
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Ingredients for satiety are part of the strategy helping consumers do more than just control their appetites. Part I of NIE’s weight- management coverage.The obesity epidemic has become a global issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly doubled since 1980, and in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults age 20 ...
Proven & Supported
Incidence of bone and joint health issues are on the rise as manufacturers seek scientifically backed ingredients to help consumers maintain their mobility and shore up skeletal foundations.About one in two women and one in four men over age 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis and, according to the National Osteoperosis Foundation, by ...
Safe and Sound Solutions
The state of children’s health in this country has been all over the news and media lately: from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 being passed by the Senate Agriculture Committee in March (with plans to be voted on by the Senate later this year), to First Lady Michelle Obama’s mission to solve childhood ...
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