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Beyond The Shot

by Eric Munson | January 16, 2026

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 ...

2025 NIE New Ingredient Awards

by Eric Munson | October 1, 2025

In 2019, the staff of Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine, was looking for a way to highlight the most cutting-edge and advanced natural branded nutritional ingredients backed by science. As a result, the NIE New Ingredient Awards were created. The 2025 NIE New Ingredient Awards highlights several notable ingredients launched since Oct. 1, 2023, for ...

Shil Kothari, President, Gateway Health Alliances, Inc.

by VRM Media | August 1, 2025

Gateway Health Alliances is a science-driven ingredient company specializing in clinically validated botanical extracts that support weight management and metabolic health. Its proprietary ingredients work across multiple pathways—including appetite, fat metabolism, hormonal balance, sleep and mood. Backed by more than 15 peer-reviewed studies, Gateway’s ingredients help enhance GLP-1, insulin, leptin and serotonin activity. The company ...

Trends in Weight Management & Blood Glucose Support

by Rob Brewster | August 1, 2025

Metabolic health concerns are driving consumer demand for weight management and blood glucose support. In addition to GLP-1 agonist pharmaceuticals, which are fueling consumer interest in this area, many consumers are opting for natural solutions to manage a healthy weight, address nutrient deficiencies, support muscle strength and maintain healthy blood glucose levels. Additionally, younger consumers ...

Throwing One’s Weight Around: Profiling Weight Loss Ingredients

by Lisa Schofield | May 1, 2025

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 ...

NIE New Ingredient Awards 2024

by Eric Munson | October 1, 2024

In 2019, the staff of Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) was looking for a way to highlight the most cutting-edge and advanced natural branded nutritional ingredients backed by science. As a result, the NIE New Ingredient Awards were created. The awards have become an industry standard showcasing the most innovative and significant new branded ingredients for ...

[Extra! Extra!] SlimBiome Research

by Eric Munson | August 1, 2024

The latest results from human studies reinforce findings that mineral-enriched prebiotic fiber complexes can help reduce hunger by 27 percent and support the feeling of fullness by 35 percent, offering a rapid and natural solution for weight management. A study conducted by Adele Costabile, a professor at the University of Roehampton, London, used SlimBiome from ...

A New World for Weight Management

by Eric Munson | August 1, 2024

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 ...

[Sponsored Video] Special Report: Bergamonte®, the Untold Story

by VRM Media | May 10, 2024

  Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso), grown in Italy’s Calabrian coast, is our GRAS Bergamonte®, antioxidant, supporting healthy weight management and cholesterol profiles, and cardiovascular function. For more information, visit bergamonte.net.   These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any ...

NIE New Ingredient Awards Adds New Category, Opens Contest to Established Ingredients

by Shari Barbanel | April 30, 2024

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine’s NIE New Ingredient Awards will add a new category to this year’s contest. For the first time since its inception in 2019, the contest will include the “Established Ingredient—New Science” category. “While the contest’s main focus is on new ingredients, this new category will open the awards to the ingredient suppliers ...

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