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New Strategies for Weight Management
The weight-loss category has received a refresh thanks to big pharma. Here’s how to make the most of this sector to help your customers slim down while “healthing” up. Acustomer walks into your store—“Hey, what do you have that’s like Ozempic so I can get my body summer ready?” If their BMI (body mass index) ...
Alchemilla vulgaris, Olea europaea, Mentha longifolia, Cuminum cyminum: Clinical Research for Weight Loss
Historically, different cultures have had different standards for what constitutes being at a desirable body weight. Mild overweight was generally accepted in ancient Arab societies and considered a reflection of a high socioeconomic level and part of the desired beauty standards in those days.1 Only severe obesity was considered suitable for treatment using specific medicinal ...
Products for Healthy Body Composition and Weight Loss
The panel: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Christel Lemaire, Marketing Manager, Microphyt, Baillargues, France, https://microphyt.eu Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA, Senior Nutrition Education Manager, NOW, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jamie Luu, RDN, LDN, Nutrition and Strategy Manager, Almased USA, Inc., Wellington, FL, www.almased.com Tim Prince, CEO, OmneDiem, Ann Arbor, MI, https://omnediem.com ...
Will Consumers Buy In to Legitimate Weight Management Solutions?
Are Americans more obsessed with weight loss than other cultures? Well, maybe we should be. The obesity statistics are scary. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the United States obesity prevalence was 41.9 percent in 2017—March 2020. From 1999—2000 through 2017—March 2020, the U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 30.5 percent to ...
Weighing in on Weight-loss Solutions
Consumers who realize there’s no quick fix for maintaining a healthy weight seek guidance and personalized solutions. Maintaining a healthy weight is uppermost in most consumers’ minds, while many others are seeking permanent weight-loss solutions. Today’s consumers have a greater awareness that obesity is directly linked to many serious health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, ...
Diet, Weight and Fitness
Sports nutrition continues to evolve to become ever-more inclusive. Remember Jazzercise? All the rage in the late 70s and 80s, it combines dance, strength and resistance training with music for a full-body workout. And people can still sign up for Jazzercise classes. Every generation has its hot workout that reflects society. Currently, Peloton and similar ...
Apple Polyphenols: Clinical Support for Weight & Glucose Management, Cardiovascular Protection & More
The humble apple has an impressive history in Western art, literature, and medicine. In mythology, the Norse gods owed their immortality to apples. The Arabian Nights even features a magic apple capable of curing all human diseases. Then, first appearing in print in 1866, was the proverb that “an apple a day keeps the doctor ...
Keying in on Stability
Supplements for blood sugar health. There are some health conditions that are totally out of our control. Take psoriasis, for example. It comes about through a complex autoimmune reaction. It cannot be controlled or lessened via diet and healthy lifestyle. But, there are other things that are in our control before it gets too late: ...
The Myth of Effortless Weight Loss
Supplements can help, but lifestyle changes are mandatory. The dietary supplement industry is crowded with “wonder” products that guarantee you’ll lose “20 pounds in 20 days” or your money back. The only “wonder” part of the product is often wondering where your money went when the product doesn’t deliver on its promise. However, that is ...
Weighing The Options
When combined with diet and exercise, natural supplements can help consumers reach their weight-loss goals. Maintaining a healthy weight is easier said than done, especially in an age where our intake of food is usually greater than the calories burned. Instead of walking, we rely on cars, and technology provides more convenience. Being overweight is ...
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