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Checking the Numbers
According to Nutrition Business Journal, consumer sales of supplements for diabetes reached $1 billion in 2010—a six percent growth over 2009 sales. The American Diabetes Association has published data showing that in the U.S. alone, in 2010, $218 billion was spent on medical expenditures on diabetes-related illnesses. An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer ...
Brain Boosters
As the brain health category continues to expand past Baby Boomers, manufacturers see to it that more effective, scientifically backed products are entering the market. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2007, Alzheimer’s disease was ranked as the seventh leading cause of death among American adults aged 18 and older.Since ...
Benefits Off the Vine
The nutritional and medicinal value of grapes has been touted for hundreds of years. While the general composition of the grape consists of two-six percent stem, five-12 percent skin, 80-90 percent juice and zerofive percent seeds, the grape’s major component is a class of compounds known as polyphenols—the most important phytochemicals found in the fruit. ...
Exploring The Tropics
Suppliers and manufacturers, who specialize in ingredients sourced from tropical locales for use in supplements and foods, discuss the region as a natural product category, and the state of the market for “exotic” ingredients. VR: What is the state of the market for tropical supplements? Is it a growing category? Quirk: It does not appear ...
The Immunity Challenge
Not just a problem in the cold winter months, maintaining a healthy immune system is a year-long battle. The immune system is the body’s natural defense from infection and illness.Made up of a network of cells, organs and tissues that work together to protect the body, the immune system acts as an internal army, fighting ...
Special Delivery
Continually introducing products that answer consumers’ needs, manufacturers push the innovation envelope with delivery methods as well as formulations. According to SPINS scan data tracking of the natural channel (52 weeks ending June 11, 2011), the largest single delivery dollar sellers are capsules and tablets, accounting for $148.5 million and $130.5 million, respectively.But their growth ...
The Truth Behind Tocotrienols
Vitamin E is one of the most Important phytonutrients in edible oils. It consists of eight naturally occurring isomers, a family of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) homologues.Tocotrienols are natural compounds found in select vegetable oils, wheat germ, barley, saw palmetto, and certain types of ...
A Functional Shift
Though the U.S. is still mired in a slow economy, functional food and beverage sales continue to grow as consumers look for even more natural products. Now more than ever, the functional food and beverage market is extensive and massive. Despite being stuck in an economic downturn, functional food and beverage product development has been ...
2011 Retailer Of The Year
PHARMACA INTEGRATIVE PHARMACY Connecting the dots between prescriptions and natural remedies, Pharmaca offers an informative, full-service model for customers to manage their health. After Selling his natural food store chain, Capers Natural Food Markets, to Wild Oats Community Markets in the 1990s, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy Founder Barry Perzow wasn’t ready to retire. Rather, spotting a ...
Enzyme Therapy
The applications for enzymes have grown beyond simple support for digestion, and consumers are taking note of their benefits. Age Stress and a too-fast lifestyle can all take their toll on the body, often leaving us with digestive issues and more. With consumers learning that traditional over-the-counter and prescription products simply mask digestive symptoms, enzymes ...
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