weight management
FDA Youth Outreach Campaign A Healthy Hit
Read the Label! Catching the attention of kids and families with its instructive slogan, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Read the Label Youth Outreach Campaign continues to grow strong since its 2007 inception. This comprehensive program from FDA has evolved into a nationwide grassroots initiative, the agency reports, adding how through this hands-on ...
Sugar Alternatives
It’s no secret that Americans consume too much sugar. In fact, by 2010 Americans consumed 66 pounds of refined sugar per person.Add to that the consumption of 64.5 pounds of corn-derived sweeteners and 1. 5 pounds of honey and edible syrups; the total annual sweetener consumption per person is 132 pounds (excluding artificial sweeteners and ...
Retailers Can Enhance the “Weekend Warrior” Mentality
Many of us truly care about health and wellness. However, we get so entrenched with our weekly activities, including work, taking care of the kids and other essential duties, that health and wellness tend to be low priority. Nonetheless, many often dedicate their weekends to health and wellness and genuinely make every effort to be ...
2014 Vity Awards Winners
Vitamin Retailer once again polled its retailer readers on their top-selling products and best sales and merchandising support to compile its 2014 Vity Awards. After all, who is better suited to determine the industry’s premier products than the people who sell them? What started in the 1990s has evolved into one of the most sought-after ...
Natural Energy
When you think of natural energy products, for most people, energy drinks or shots favored by a young crowd come to mind. However, manufacturers of natural products are finding that the category is expanding—active lifestyle enthusiasts are seeking these products for energy boosts as well as building lean muscle, and then there are parents, professionals ...
Study links high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drinks to negative behaviors in adolescents
Weekly consumption of sports drinks and energy drinks among adolescents is significantly associated with higher consumption of other sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarette smoking, and screen media use, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota and Duke University. The study was undertaken to build understanding of health behavior patterns related to adolescent ...
Demystifying the Intimidating Enzyme
According to the American Nutrition Association, more than 70 million people every day suffer from some kind of digestive issue—whether it’s simple complaints like indigestion, constipation or abdominal pain, or a diagnosed disorder such as celiac disease or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Naturally, many turn to enzyme supplements to lend a helping hand. Even though ...
FDA Warns Against Weight-Loss Supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to buy or use weight-loss supplements Natural Body Solution and Slim Trim U after they were found to contain sibutramine. Both products are sold on various websites and in some retail stores. Sibutramine, the active ingredient in the obesity drug Meridia, was removed from the ...
Supplement Use More Prevalent Than Previously Thought
Dietary supplement use by U.S. adults is more prevalent than indicated by published data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), according to a new article in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN). The review article is based on five consecutive years of online market research studies, conducted by ...
Interpreting “Clean” Personal Care
It seems simple: “Clean label” stands for natural ingredients in a product with no artificial ingredients and chemicals. However, California-based personal care company derma e, said it recognized that a standard definition of “natural” does not exist. Therefore, the company’s chief formulator, Linda Miles, DOM, developed a comprehensive set of stringent criteria to guide derma ...
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