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Supplements industry welcomes positive results from Amarin's omega-3 study

Results from an omega-3 study found a positive link between treatment using EPA and cardiovascular outcomes. It was backed by pharmaceutical company Amarin, which enjoyed a 300% surge in shares after the study results were announced.

IPA defends probiotic efficacy & safety after questions by Pieter Cohen in JAMA journal

Supplement critic Dr Pieter Cohen has trained his sights on probiotics for a new opinion paper, stating that the sector has spun hundreds of small studies favorably and also practices creative advertising.

September new product launches: New product lines, more protein, and more collagen

Companies are coming out with entire new lines this autimn—from Garden of Life’s collaboration with actress Alicia Silverstone in its new mykind Organics Herbals line, to Vitacost.com’s private label collection of protein cookies and bars, here’s what’s...

Omega-3s lead the push for quality in supplement industry

Omega-3s are a category of products that embody the notion that supplements are getting ‘better.’ They started out at a high level and have gone on from there.

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GOED Educates Consumers about Omega-3 Benefits

Learning how to talk to consumers is vital to success in today’s omega-3 marketplace. GOED has invested in resources to help our members educate their customers.

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BNR17: A clinically-validated weight management probiotic in tune with healthy eating trends

The world has a serious obesity problem. From the Americas to Zimbabwe, a fast-rising proportion of people are classed as obese or overweight. People initially sought out diets to bring their waistlines under control but increasingly are shunning these...