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High Glucose Spikes are Common in “Healthy” People
The amount of glucose circulating in the blood changes throughout the day and night, and it is influenced by the food we eat, activity, hormones, health and more. It is well known that glucose levels above or below certain thresholds can cause damage to organs; however, a new study published July 24 in the open […]
MegaFood Campaign Fights “Nutritional Poverty”
The good news? Americans think they are eating well; in fact, 60 percent say they eat a very healthy diet. The bad news? Perception and reality may not be aligned. As recent research conducted by ORC International on behalf of supplements leader MegaFood finds, 62 percent of U.S. adults admit to eating just 1 to […]
‘Healthy’ May Be Getting a New Definition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in late September that it has begun the process of redefining what “healthy” stands for on food labels. The term is a nutrient content claim, meaning that it can only appear on a product if it has certain nutritional qualities based on metrics like levels of fat […]
FDA Reverse Stance: Affirms KIND Can Use “Healthy” on Labels
KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) announced it has been notified by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that it can use the term healthy on its packaging as it had before – a reversal of the position the FDA took more than a year ago. The acknowledgment comes after much public conversation among health and nutrition leaders about […]
KIND wants FDA to define “Healthy”
KIND, the granola bar maker, filed a petition December 1, asking that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) redefine “healthy” to meet current scientific and medical standards. In April, KIND received a letter from the FDA regarding their labeling claims, ordering the company to stop claiming its fruit and nut bars were “healthy.” The products in […]
Skintillating!
Recharge your natural beauty selection. “Fresh.” “Clean.” “All natural.” These are the most common—and powerful—descriptors used in commercial advertising for skin and related beauty products. Like makeup that’s been smeared, the line between “healthy and natural” skin and beauty products versus “conventional” becomes more indistinct, as mass market and department store products have long ago […]
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