weight loss
Beyond The Shot
The natural products industry discusses how GLP-1s have reshaped the weight-loss supplements market. GLP-1 drugs have reshaped the weight management landscape with projections rising from $6 billion in 2023 to potentially $100 billion by 2030, according to Morgan Stanley Research.1 Shil Kothari, president of Gateway Health Alliances (GHA, Fairfield, CA), noted that GLP-1 medications deliver ...
Court Declines to Block New York Supplement Sales Law Pending Full Legal Challenge
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed disappointment after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to grant a preliminary injunction to pause enforcement of a New York law restricting the sale of certain dietary supplements to individuals under 18. Oral arguments in the appeal were heard on Jan. 24, 2025. ...
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[Extra! Extra!] MAHA’s Effect on the Weight Loss Market
In mid-November, 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was chosen to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. His approach to leading the department’s initiatives was swiftly labeled “MAHA,” for Make America Healthy Again. Politics aside, this is a noble goal. And t here’s little doubt that his MAHA agenda will impact the natural ...
Throwing One’s Weight Around: Profiling Weight Loss Ingredients
Because weight-loss products improve self-image as well as health, the category continues to thrive. We tend to cheerlead people who are on a weight-loss regimen and are seeing success; and we tend to also be inspired and motivated to do so ourselves should we feel the need to slim down. How can the weight-loss product ...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Introduce Age Restriction Bill
On Nov. 26, 2024, Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani (D-TX) filed House Bill 1474 (HB 1474), which would prohibit the sale of weight loss and muscle building dietary supplements to minors. The bill was submitted for the 2025 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 14. “A person may not sell, offer to sell, or give away, ...
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 ...
New York Bans Sales of Weight-loss and Sports Nutrition Supplements to Minors
On Oct. 25, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Assembly Bill A5610-D/Senate Bill S5823-C, banning the sale of weight-loss and sports nutrition supplements to minors. New York has become the first state to pass such legislation. A5610-D/S5823-C will take effect in April 2024. Hochul previously vetoed Assembly Bill A431-C, which advocated for the same legislation. ...
Weighing Your Options
While Ozempic, berberine and COVID-19 have impacted the weight-loss and management category, a natural, holistic approach still remains the gold standard for self-care. Managing one’s weight can be a challenging feat. It isn’t always simply a matter of willpower or maintaining a caloric deficit, as many inaccurately assume. Every individual’s metabolism is different and subject ...
Elan Sudberg and the New “Dr. Oz Effect” on TikTok
Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Elan Sudberg, CEO of Garden Grove, CA-based Alkemist Labs and asked him about the latest supplement and ingredient “craze platform,” TikTok. Here’s what he had to say: NIE: It seems to many that video clips on TikTok are creating a buzz about berberine for weight loss similar to ...
Leadership Forum
Natural products leaders help the industry forge ahead. The panel: Corinna Bellizzi, Head of Sales & Marketing – U.S. Nutraceuticals Division, Örlö Nutrition & VAXA Technologies, Wilmington, DE, https://orlonutrition.com Blake Ebersole, President & Founder, NaturPro Scientific, Carmel, IN, https://naturproscientific.com Jonathan Emord, President & Principal, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, https://emord.com Catherine Kwik-Uribe, PhD, Vice President ...
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