Articles by Karen Morse
Functional Foods Can Help Us Avoid Disease and Disability as We Age
We know that a diet high in fiber is important for gut health and weight management, but new research from Australia has turned up an unexpected benefit. A study published in a June 2016 issue of Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences reported that eating the right amount of fiber from foods such as breads, cereals, ...
Longevity & Healthy Aging: A Whole Body Approach
This broad category gives retailers a chance to work with consumers of all ages to select effective products that support health for the long term. The aging process comes with its share of challenges, but decades of research have shown that good nutrition, exercise, preventive health care, stress management and good quality sleep can help ...
Essential Fatty Acids: Opportunities to Educate and Expand the Market
The market for EFAs has widened to target consumers of all ages and provide formulations that include additional nutrients. Though the essential fatty acid (EFA) industry experienced its share of setbacks due to negative attention from the media regarding omega-3 fatty acids, sales are on the upswing in 2016 with future growth expected in this ...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Ease Depression Symptoms
Depression affects approximately 350 million people around the world, and according to the World Health Organization, is the leading cause of disability across the globe. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that in 2014, over 15 million adults in the United States experienced at least one major depressive episode – that’s 6.7 percent ...
Magnesium Levels Linked to Internal Biological Clock
Every organ in the body needs magnesium to function optimally—it’s involved with over 300 metabolic processes in the human body. But the majority of Americans aren’t getting as much of this essential mineral that is recommended by the National Academy of Medicine—320 milligrams daily for adult women and 420 milligrams daily for adult men. Magnesium ...
The Mineral Market
Ensuring that customers get the right amounts of the essential macro and trace minerals that are easily absorbed by the body with limited side effects is the key to efficacy and adherence. Most of us aren’t aware how important minerals are to sustain good health. In fact, minerals are vital to support normal growth and ...
Higher Levels of Vitamin D Intake May Lower Cancer Risk
Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine looked at the results of two previous studies—a randomized clinical trial of 1,169 women, and a prospective study of 1,135 women—to determine what blood level of vitamin D (specifically serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D, the main form in blood) was necessary to reduce the incidence ...
Vitamins and Multivitamins: Innovative Formulations and Clean Labels on the Rise
Millennials, Gen Xers and Boomers are all driving vitamin and multivitamin sales—but are they looking to buy the same products? The state of the market for vitamins and multivitamins is strong and growing, primarily because more consumers realize they aren’t getting all of the vitamins and minerals they need for optimal health from their diets ...
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