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Trade Associations Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Dietary Supplements
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have applauded the introduction of the Dietary Supplements Access Act. Introduced on July 20 by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), John Curtis (R-Utah) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), the bipartisan legislation will provide greater ...
Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Linked to Less Stress, Study Finds
Eating a diet rich in fruit and vegetables is associated with less stress, according to new research from Edith Cowan University (ECU, Australia) that was published in Clinical Nutrition. The study examined the link between fruit and vegetable intake and stress levels of more than 8,600 Australians aged between 25 and 91 participating in the ...
Blackcurrants Are Favorable For Glucose Metabolism
Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on the blood glucose response after a meal. They balance the glucose response of ingested sugar by attenuating its rise and delaying its fall. The effect is likely associated with berry-derived polyphenolic compounds, anthocyanins, which are rich in blackcurrants. The beneficial health effect of blackcurrants was supported by a recent ...
Caring for Bones, Joints & Muscles
In an ever-changing world, prevention and maintenance are as important as ever. When people hear about joint inflammation, they often associate the term with arthritis, and understandably so. According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23 percent of all adults—more than 54 million Americans—have arthritis. Approximately 24 million of those adults find themselves ...
Should You Give Children Supplements?
Dietary supplements play a huge role in the lives of Americans. In fact, according to a 2018 CRN (Council of Responsible Nutrition) Consumer Survey, 75 percent of U.S. adults take supplements.1 For children aged 0-19, it is estimated that about one-third use dietary supplements.2 These numbers, as well as the industry, appear to be increasing ...
Study: Nutrition May Play Key Role in Early Psychosis Treatment
Early psychosis is associated with nutritional deficiencies, new research from Australia has found, potentially presenting new avenues for improving health among the millions of people affected worldwide. International research led by NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University systematically reviewed evidence examining nutritional deficiencies in people being treated for psychotic disorders for the first time. ...
Dutch Scientists Develop Ground-breaking Risk-Benefit Approach to Determine Optimum Intakes
Vitamins and minerals—can they be too much of a good thing? Or are some people suffering from deficiencies in these essential nutrients? Thanks to the work of a group of Dutch scientists, we may soon be able to know exactly what we need, depending on our age, stage of life, gender and individual requirements. In ...
NY Attorney General Says Major Retailers Selling Fraudulent Supplements, NPA, CRN Respond
On February 2, the New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a New York Times article. According to the article, authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal ...
Researchers Reason Vitamins are a Must
The debate over the value of vitamin and mineral supplements is far from over, according to health experts from four top institutions. According to experts at Oregon State University (OSU), the Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Tufts University and the Harvard School of Public Health, vast majorities of people in the United States do not meet ...
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