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NPA Unhappy With Draft of New Dietary Guidelines

The Natural Products Association (NPA) today expressed concern about the direction of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s “Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010,” a draft report released yesterday assessing revisions and recommendations to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines.

06.16.10

Functional Foods & Beverages | Industry & Market News | Infant & Children's Health | Natural/Organic

Megafood Partners with Organic Valley Coop

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06.16.10

Dairy Contributes Significant Nutrients to American Diet

Several new research studies underscore the important role of dairy foods in the diets of Americans, particularly children.

06.10.10

Heavy Metals Found in Two Greens Products

Greens powders—made from wheat grass, alfalfa, kelp, spirulina, leafy vegetables and other chlorophyll-containing ingredients—were recently tested by ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, for potential contamination with heavy metals and pesticides.

06.09.10

Healthy Habits Begin Early

Manufacturers and retailers are adapting to parents' shifting priorities by expanding the choices in children's functional foods and supplements.

Sandra Howe 10.01.09

Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Infant & Children's Health

Business Insights: Opportunities in Children's Health

They eat terribly and are in poor health—children need the nutritional industry's help to get healthy.

Gregory Stephens, RD 11.01.08

True Romance?

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Rebecca Wright 07.01.08

Froose for Thought

A beverage so yummy, kids don't even realize it's good for them.

Online Exclusives Joanna Cosgrove 06.01.08

Young at Heart

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Rebecca Wright 04.01.08

Functionally Fortified Infant Nutrition

The 'functional' movement has finally caught on in the U.S. infant and toddler nutrition segment.

Online Exclusives Joanna Cosgrove 01.01.08

Prevention has Become Palatable, and Pricey

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11.01.07

Eurotrends: Functional Confectionery: A European Perspective

There are plenty of nutraceutical ingredients that could find their way into functional confectionery products.

Joerg Gruenwald 09.01.07

Children's Wellness: A Food & Supplement Perspective

Now more than ever, parents are in search of ways to stave off rising childhood obesity rates, assuage food allergies and prevent the onset of developmental conditions.

Joanna Cosgrove 11.01.06

Antioxidant Directory

A listing of antioxidant offerings from suppliers.

03.01.06

New Products

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01.01.06

Nutraceuticals for Children: A Focus on Obesity

Children are increasingly being diagnosed with a range of health problems linked to obesity and the nutraceuticals industry is responding.

Tim Wright 06.01.05

Nutraceuticals For Children: An Extraordinary Market Opportunity

The health of children is worsening, opening up opportunities for products to address the leading health conditions affecting children—a majority of which are preventable.

Rebecca Madley-Wright 04.01.03