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CRN Criticizes New York Times Article on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to an article published on Feb. 9 in The New York Times titled “Do You Need These Popular Supplements?” The association said the article presents a “grossly inaccurate narrative” that most dietary supplements are unnecessary for the general population and that consumers would be ...
GNC Leads Study on Diet Trends Among GLP-1 Users
GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) revealed new research on the first real-world nutritional analysis of GLP-1 users. The study highlights critical evidence of everyday eating habits among GLP-1 users and the unintended nutritional deficiencies from decreasing food intake and changing dietary habits. “We set out last year to develop a product tailored to the unique needs of GLP-1 users. ...
The Meteoric Growth of the Plant-based Diet
According to the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA), 70 percent of the U.S. population ate plant-based foods in 2022, up from 66 percent in 2021. In 2022, 60 percent of households bought plant-based foods, with an 80 percent repeat purchase rate across all categories. Consumers are motivated to eat plant-based foods for a variety of ...
Selling Green Superfoods
The traditional supplement category of green nutrients is energized. It is said that plants’ “blood,” chlorophyll, is astonishingly similar to human hemoglobin—chlorophyll has magnesium where hemoglobin has iron. This factoid is not only interesting for knowledge-hungry customers but serves as a basis for the high relevance of the green food/superfood category. “Eating greens makes sense ...
Easy Holiday Menu Food Swaps for Blood Sugar Management
With the end-of-year holidays here, retailers can remind their customers that there are easy food swaps that can be made that focus on changes to help manage blood sugar and support heart health at holiday time and year-round: • adding whole grains • eating a source of protein with meals and snacks • trying more ...
The Supple-Foods Revolution!
Green and whole foods’ new look crosses the bridge between food and supplement. How many of your customers actually eat multiple servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every single day without fail? Whatever that number is, it really isn’t enough. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) surveys indicated that only 33 percent of ...
Keeping Your Digestive Tract Healthy
1. Eat at least 7 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Be adventurous, and eat a variety of fruits and vegetables in any form – canned, fresh, frozen, or dried. Plant foods are rich in fiber and many disease-fighting chemicals. Fruit serving sizes: 1 cup fresh 1 tennis-ball sized piece ½ cup canned ¼ cup ...
Fresh From the Farm
It won’t come as a surprise that many Americans fall short of the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables. In a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the median daily intake of fruits and vegetables was 1.1 to 1.6 times per day, respectively, for adults, and 1.0 and 1.3 ...
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