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CRN Reminds Public About World Vitamin D Day

by Angela Sabarese | October 31, 2022

Wednesday, Nov. 2 is World Vitamin D Day and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is taking the opportunity to remind the public about the nutrient’s importance in overall health and quality of life. In the recent release of CRN Foundation’s Health Care Savings Report, there is an entire chapter outlining how regular consumption of […]

CRN Responds to Early Reporting on Vitamin D and COVID-19 Studies in British Medical Journal

by Angela Sabarese | September 13, 2022

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, responded to media reports about two newly published studies on vitamin D and COVID-19 in the British Medical Journal. Luke Huber, ND, vice president, CRN Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, stated “Two new studies from the British Medical […]

Children’s Health Grows Up

by James Gormley | September 1, 2022

Panelists: Adrienne Benjamin, Marketing Manager, ProVen Probiotics, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, U.K., https://provenprobiotics.co Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Dawn Jarvis, Senior Director Nutrition Science and Education Content, Garden of Life, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, www.gardenoflife.com Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Senior Nutrition Education Manager, NOW Foods, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Trisha Sugarek […]

Vitamin D VITAL for Health—Study, Editorial a Disservice to Americans Seeking Better Health, CRN States

by Angela Sabarese | August 8, 2022

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) reported in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 28th. Andrea Wong, Ph.D., CRN senior vice president scientific and regulatory affairs, stated “Vitamin D and calcium work in tandem to support bone […]

Most Consumers Read Supplement Labels and Use Products Safely, IPSOS Survey Reveals

by Angela Sabarese | July 5, 2022

New research shows that a large majority of consumers in the European Union use food supplements responsibly. Food Supplements Europe (FSE) commissioned IPSOS to survey 13,200 adult consumers in 14 EU countries about their supplement usage. The findings demonstrate widespread penetration, with 88 percent of respondents having used a food supplement at some point in […]

Immune Health: An Athlete’s Complex Strategic Fighting System

by Mark Becker | June 3, 2022

Athletes are always seeking ways to improve performance. Since the onset of the pandemic, many athletes have begun to reconsider a major contributor to performance that is often overlooked: the immune system. The immune system is the body’s version of the military: it is tasked with defending against all who threaten it. It has some […]

On Your Computer All Day? Natural Solutions to Common Computer-induced Health Problems

by Linda Woolven and Ted Snider | May 12, 2022

As more people are spending more time on computers, we are developing more computer induced problems. More than 90 percent of computer and device users suffer from computer vision syndrome, also known as digital eye strain. The symptoms include decreased or blurred vision, burning or stinging eyes, sensitivity to light, headaches, as well as back […]

Nutrition For Mood Support

by Cheryl Myers | March 9, 2022

Did anyone else read the Harry Potter books or watch the movies? One of the most terrifying things I encountered were the Dementors—dark, ghostly, floating monsters who froze the air and sucked the life out of their immobilized victims. Shiver! I learned later that J.K. Rowling herself had struggled with severe depression, and these monsters […]

Brainstorming the Cognitive Support Market

by Lisa Schofield | December 1, 2021

Opportunities for retailers to help customers feel in mental control have never been better. Here’s a data nugget from Nutrition Business Journal’s 2021 Condition Specific Report: In 2020, vitamin D experienced a significant sales spike not for immunity but for mental health, notching a 162.1 percent sales gain in this sector. In the brain/cognitive/mental support […]

CRN Foundation Applauds New Research Linking Vitamin D and COVID-19

by Angela Sabarese | November 9, 2021

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) Foundation, via its Vitamin D & Me! education initiative, has applauded new research conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic that demonstrates significant links between vitamin D and COVID-19. Multiple analyses have revealed that higher blood levels of vitamin D appear to be correlated with lower incidence or […]

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