Search Results for 'Healthy'

According to recent Mintel research, among healthy snackers, 44% said they tend to eat healthfully most of the time and 42% make it a point to snack on foods that are healthy. At the same time, indulgence can be part of a well-rounded lifestyle, as 39% of healthy snackers said they use less-healthy nibbles as an occasional treat. Read More »

The U.S. market for edible fats and oils is thriving, boosted by a wave of new product introductions, which capitalize on consumers' growing knowledge that not all fats are bad for you and, in fact, some are important to good health. Read More »

People are eating more vegetables, fish, chicken and whole-grain foods, while decreasing the amount of foods they eat containing trans fats, according to the American Dietetic Association’s public opinion survey “Nutrition and You: Trends 2011.” Read More »

The American Heart Association is expanding and improving its Heart-Check Food Certification Program to allow certification of more foods with healthier fats, including fish, nuts and other foods higher in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. The association is also revising sodium allowances and implementing screening guidelines to limit added sugars and promote dietary fiber in certified products. Read More »

Nutrition experts at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in conjunction with colleagues at Harvard Health Publications have unveiled the Healthy Eating Plate, a visual guide that provides a blueprint for eating a healthy meal. Like the U.S. government’s MyPlate, the Healthy Eating Plate is simple and easy to understand—and it addresses what researchers claim are important deficiencies in the MyPlate icon. Read More »

The rising incidence of problems related to high blood pressure and weak immune system as well as the gravitation toward preventive healthcare is driving the European market for nutritional solutions in immune and antihypertensive health, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report. Read More »

The nutraceuticals market is growing rapidly, with a 2016 forecast value of $207 billion. Read More »

America’s massive vending market for foods and beverages may be static—at around $43 billion, according to Vending Times’ most recent “Annual Vending Industry Census”—and the “healthy” segment may account for only 4% of this total, but healthy vending’s rate of growth is firmly in double-digits, with some industry executives forecasting growth of as much as 50% per annum. Read More »

A shift in thinking is happening in supermarket aisles across the country according to Shopping for Health 2011, the 19th in a yearly study released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention magazine, and published by Rodale Inc. Read More »

More than nine in 10 nurse practitioners and registered dietitians agree that a major barrier to Americans’ health is the stress of their daily lives caused by demanding jobs and hectic lifestyles, according to research from the “Life...Supplemented” Healthcare Professionals (HCP) Impact Study. Read More »

The concept of “Healthy Aging,” once exclusive to Baby Boomers and Matures contemplating their golden years, has now been embraced across the entire demographic spectrum, according to Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, PA. Read More »

Financial and physical wellness have become mainstays of Baby Boomers, as they and other influential older American adults continually discover that some things in life truly do get better with age—including themselves. Read More »

Some health-food masqueraders can fool even the savviest shoppers and people who pride themselves on their nutritional know-how, according to a new report in the April 2011 issue of ShopSmart magazine, from the publisher of Consumer Reports, which unveils some foods that may seem healthy but aren’t necessarily, and offers advice on truly healthful foods to choose instead. Read More »

While research conducted by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) shows that 81% of Americans have had or know someone who has had a direct experience with a nurse practitioner (NP), many are still not sure exactly what role these healthcare practitioners play in the healthcare paradigm, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C. Read More »