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Supplementation During Pregnancy is Critical
In response to a report titled “Vitamin supplementation in pregnancy” published on July 12 in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, Duffy MacKay, N.D., senior vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: “Reputable medical organizations, including the ...
Key House Panel Directs USDA to Consider Funding Multivitamins for Use in WIC Program
A key House Panel directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Nutrition Services (FNS) to prepare a report assessing the benefits of allowing vitamins to be purchased through the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC). “Women, infants and children utilizing the WIC program deserve equal access to and should be allowed ...
CRN Welcomes New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, congratulated the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) upon the recent release of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The Guidelines state an objective to “meet nutritional needs primarily ...
Essential Minerals
While vitamins continue to grab headlines, the need for minerals is also vital to good health. Both vitamins and minerals each have a unique role in satisfying nutritional needs. But while both are critical in helping to maintain overall health, vitamins have long been the star attraction among consumers, in part, due to their shelf ...
Survey Reveals Most Popular Supplements
A recent survey, ConsumerLab.com Survey of Vitamin and Supplement Users, that polled more than 10,000 participates showed the most popular dietary supplement to be fish oil, followed by multivitamins, CoQ10, vitamin D, B vitamins, magnesium, calcium, probiotics and vitamin C. With the exception of magnesium overtaking calcium, this years’ order is similar to that of last year’s survey. ...
NY Attorney General Says Major Retailers Selling Fraudulent Supplements, NPA, CRN Respond
The New York State attorney general’s office on Feb. 2 accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a NY Times article. According to the article, authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of ...
Study Finds Multivitamins Can Benefit Women’s Heart Health
The recent study, “Multivitamin-Mineral Use Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Among Women in the United States,” published in The Journal of Nutrition and conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), found that women who took a multivitamin versus non-users for three or more years had ...
Americans Committing To Vitamins in 2015
A new online survey by Harris Poll on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) found that Americans are making a promise to take their vitamins in 2015. The survey, which was conducted last month, lasted two days with 2,021 participants’ ages 18 and older. Participants were asked to select (all that apply) health and ...
Sprouts Farmers Market Partners With Vitamin Angels
Sprouts Farmers Market (Phoenix, AZ) announced that for the second consecutive year it is partnering with Vitamin Angels to help connect undernourished children with life-changing and lifesaving nutrients. Through August 27, 55 participating brands sold at Sprouts will donate 25 cents from every purchase of more than 900 vitamins and supplements in the store, reported ...
Bellwether Study Shows Sales Are Up, but Growth is Down in Vitamin & Supplement Industry
After four consecutive years of high, single-digit annual sales growth, the $11.4 billion vitamin and supplement industry is throttling back, only growing by four-percent last year, according to TABS Group (Shelton, CT). The firm has been tracking industry trends for the past seven years through its annual study. The TABS Group Annual Vitamin Study was ...
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