weight loss
Steve Fink, Vice President of Marketing, PLT Health Solutions, Discusses the Weight-management Category
At PLT, we have long said that weight management is the single biggest thing that people can do to live happier, healthier lives. An unhealthy weight is a contributor to many of the chronic health conditions that Americans and people around the world experience. As a society, we’re not doing well in this regard, with ...
CRN Applauds New York Governor’s Veto of Legislation for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the veto of New York State Assembly Bill A431-C by Governor Kathy Hochul, which “would have prohibited the sale or distribution of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to any person under the age of 18 unless prescribed ...
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 ...
CDC’s Weight-loss Recommendations
Trying to lose weight can often be difficult and frustrating, especially when it appears to be occurring at a slow pace. However, losing weight slowly is the way to go, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It states, “… people who lose weight gradually and steadily (about [one] to [two] pounds ...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Amended Legislation Restricting Dietary Supplement Accessibility
On June 7, the Rhode Island State Senate approved an amended version of S. 2613, which prohibits the sale of certain dietary supplements to youths under the age of 18. The original version would have prohibited dietary supplements from being directly accessible to customers and mandate that only retail clerks may have access to them; ...
Individuals Looking for Weight Loss May Need to Lift Weight First
When most Americans think of weight loss, they think immediately of two things: healthier eating and cardio exercise. New studies though, are pointing to the fact that lifting weights may have a greater impact on weight loss than cardio training. The New York Times recently published an article, “Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like ...
Sports Nutrition Ups Its Game
How the category has transformed itself and is poised for powerful growth. The panel: Denis Alimonti, Director, Proprietary Branded Ingredient Department, Maypro, Purchase, NY, www.maypro.com Shawn Baier, Vice President of Business Development, Innovative Products Division, TSI Group, Ames, IA, https://tsigroupltd.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Leslie Gallo, President, Artemis International, Fort Wayne, ...
Turning Point: Washington and the State of the Natural Products Industry
The panel: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jonathan Emord, President, Emord & Associates, Clifton, VA, https://emord.com Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic and Natural Health Association (ONHA), Washington, D.C., www.organicandnatural.org Mark LeDoux, CEO and Chairman, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com Dan Lifton, President, Maypro Ventures, Purchase, NY, https://qualityoflife.net ...
One Size Does Not Fit All
Weight loss is getting customized with popular diets and supplements that help those diets work. “I’m doing keto!” “I’m on paleo.” “Intermittent fasting is actually easy and I lost weight!” These comments are often shared with enthusiasm. Seemingly unlike diets of the past, keto, intermittent fasting and paleo are much more of a lifestyle than ...
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 ...
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