Search Results for 'Nutrition'

Sales of herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. increased by almost 5% in 2009, reaching a total estimated figure of just more than $5 billion, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC), Austin, TX. The statistics are conclusions of a new rep… Read More »

Several groups are advocating against net-pen salmon farms in favor of wild salmon stocks due to pollutants and environmental concerns. “That innocuous piece of salmon on your plate has a sordid history,” said Lauren Hornor, of Fra… Read More »

The Childhood Obesity Task Force has unveiled an action plan: “Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation.” Recommendations focus on four priority areas, which also form the pillars of First Lady Michelle Obama’s &… Read More »

Jarrow Formulas, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, has received U.S. Patent #7,682,606 for producing reduced, methylated, biologically active forms of folate. The patent, “Methods of Producing Edible Fungi Containing Activated Folates and Nutritional Supp… Read More »

The Washington, D.C.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a national dietary supplement trade association, today testified on behalf of the dietary supplement industry before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging. The hearing was titled “Dietary Supplements: What Seniors Need to Know.” Read More »

Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced new legislation to provide FDA with additional resources so that it can continue to enforce the existing laws governing dietary supplements. Read More »

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has finalized its assessment of Lipid Nutrition’s (Wormerveer, the Netherlands) Clarinol CLA in the EU’s Novel Food registration process. The panel concluded the safety of Clarinol CLA has been es… Read More »

Evidence suggests a lack of nutrition-related health benefits derived from organic foods, according to an article published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Read More »

According to MLM Rankings, which has just released statistics on the top-performing companies in the industry for the past six months, Jusuru International topped the list of newly launched network marketing companies, with a rate of growth that is s… Read More »

Participants in a workshop sponsored by the National Institutes of Health have developed guidelines on designing and evaluating clinical research studies investigating soy. Read More »

More than 83% of foodies say they’ll pay more for at least some organic or all natural foods, according to a recent survey. Read More »

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that the safety of Tonalin CLA, from Cognis Nutrition & Health, LaGrange, IL, has been established for defined uses as a food ingredient. The EFSA scientific opinion marks a major step towar… Read More »

The Joint Standardized Information on Dietary Supplement Ingredients (SIDI) Working Group—a coalition of the dietary supplement industry’s trade associations—has released the new Certificate of Analysis (CoA) Guideline, the latest i… Read More »