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iHerb Partners With Mike Tyson to Launch Exclusive Collection
On Jan. 31, iHerb (Irvine, CA), a leading e-commerce platform for vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced a collaboration with former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. Tyson’s personalized supplement collection will be available exclusively at iHerb. Tyson and iHerb Global Advisor Dr. Mehmet Oz, will promote the new collection including an offer for a 10 percent discount […]
[Extra! Extra!] Talking Heart Health With Carl Germano CNS, CDN
Carl Germano CNS, CDN, Vice President of Verdant Nature, Consultant for Bluebonnet Nutrition, NY Bd. Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Sugar Land, TX (bluebonnetnutrition.com) Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 928,741 premature deaths in the year 2020. In men and women aged 60 to 79, over 75 percent […]
Study Shows Consumer Use of Single Vitamins and Minerals
A 2020 study investigated what single vitamins and minerals and other single supplements were used most commonly with condition-specific goals. The authors’ stated objective stated that “vitamin and mineral supplements are widely used for self-care of a variety of medical conditions, but little is known about the specific conditions for which they are used. This […]
iHerb Partners With Riskified Ltd. to Manage Fraud
Riskified Ltd. (New York, NY), an e-commerce fraud management platform, has announced a new partnership with Irvine, CA-based iHerb, an online natural products retailer. iHerb is utilizing Riskified’s platform to increase approval rates and revenues, streamline its manual review processes, and minimize fraud losses, according to the company. Founded in 1996, iHerb conducts business in […]
Global Dietary Supplements Market to Reach $239.4 B by 2028, MarketsandMarkets Reports
According to a report published by MarketsandMarkets, the global dietary supplements market is currently estimated at $167.5 billion (U.S.) and is projected to reach $239.4 billion (U.S.) in 2028, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4 percent during the forecast period. The report states that the “high demand for vitamins for all […]
Trade Associations Commend Senators Lee and Sinema for Highlighting Dietary Supplements
On Feb. 8, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), organizations representing dietary supplement manufacturers, marketers and ingredient suppliers, released statements commending Senators Lee (R-UT) and Sinema (I-AZ) on their resolution recognizing the importance of dietary supplements and […]
Millennials Are Using Nutritional Supplements More Often Than They Did Before the Pandemic
The use of vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements (VMS) among Americans is on the rise. According to new research from Mintel (Chicago, IL), among the 78 percent of Americans who are vitamin* users, a third (34 percent) have increased their usage since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including nearly half (47 percent) of Millennials. […]
IADSA Says Micronutrient Deficiency Is a “Wake-up Call”
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has developed a new Mind the Gap resource highlighting the findings of a scientific review exposing the true extent of global malnutrition. The study, published in The Lancet, revealed that more than half of preschool-age children and over two thirds of non-pregnant women of reproductive age worldwide have […]
Hallmarks of Health: Multivitamins and Minerals
Consumers post-COVID-19 are more health-conscious—and many have turned toward multivitamin and mineral supplements to maintain or improve their health. The natural products industry is well aware that consuming vitamins and minerals plays a vital part in keeping consumers healthy. Ideally, all of these micronutrient needs would be met through diet alone; however, the modern American […]
NPA Questions Why Dietary Supplements Aren’t Part of New FDA Criteria for “Healthy” Food Labeling
Days after the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which convened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for the first time in more than 50 years, concluded that nutrition was an essential part of an approach to health and wellness, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why a proposed rule by the Food and Drug […]
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