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Evidence of efficacy: China’s regulator urges firms to contribute ingredient data to health food registry

04-Jul-2019 By Tingmin Koe

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is encouraging health food firms to contribute to the expansion of the Health Food Raw Materials Directory by presenting evidence to support the functional efficacy of ingredients to the unit.

Company launches supplements to boost—and mute—coffee’s effects

03-Jul-2019 By Hank Schultz

Another company has joined the ‘better’ coffee fray with a line of supplements meant to turbocharge the popular beverage while at the same time allowing users to get better sleep.

'Groundbreaking' Nesspresso style supplements to reach consumers in 2020

03-Jul-2019 By Nikki Cutler

Hermes Pharma says its innovative NutriCaps creation, which provides users with nutritional dosage forms via Nespresso compatible coffee pods, will be on sale to consumers next year.

Study hints at differences between vitamins K1 & K2 for heart health

02-Jul-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The potential heart health benefits of vitamin K are not linked to the K1 form (phylloquinone) but may be due to vitamin K2 (menaquinones), according to pooled data from large European studies.

Nutrition and Health China Industry Summit 2019

Swisse and BioIsland lead the pack for brands imported to China as Australia secures number one status

19-Jun-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Swisse and Biolsland took the top spots for imported brands in China last year, with Australia named the number one exporter to China, according to statistics gathered by the China Chamber of Commerce of Medicines and Health Products Importers and Exporters...

Notes from Nutrition 2019

New study highlights key nutrients that are linked to better sleep quality

18-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

An analysis of what Americans eat and how they sleep suggests that lower amounts of some vitamins and minerals in the diet may also mean lower sleep quality.

No brainer? Report pans cognition supplements, much to industry dismay

18-Jun-2019 By Will Chu and Nikki Cutler

A Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) report has come under fierce criticism by the industry after it found no convincing evidence to recommend dietary supplements for brain health in healthy older adults.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Tracking the health benefits of prebiotics, DSM’s brain health efforts across APAC, and more

17-Jun-2019 By Stephen Daniells

What's happened this week around the Nutra-Verse? Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.

Bioenergy filling gap in healthy aging category with RiaGev ingredient

17-Jun-2019 By Hank Schultz

Ingredient developer Bioenergy Life Science is extending the reach for its patented d-ribose offering by combining it with a form of vitamin B3 to create a healthy aging ingredient called RiaGev.

Sun and supplements: Twin approach needed to raise vitamin D status in South Korean adults — RCT

13-Jun-2019 By Cheryl Tay

A combination of sun exposure and a fixed dosage of oral vitamin D3 supplements may be needed to increase serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D — or 25(OH)D — in young South Korean adults, according to an RCT.

Low vitamin K status linked to higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries

11-Jun-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Improving vitamin K status may boost cardiovascular health by reducing arterial stiffness and improving blood pressure, suggests a study from scientists in Belgium and The Netherlands.

New bill introduced in senate and house for SNAP eligibility of multivitamins

06-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

A new SNAP Vitamin and Mineral Improvement Act was introduced in both the Senate and House this week, reviving the cause after language from a similar act was dropped in the Farm Bill that passed last year.

Study finds vitamin E levels, physical activity, correlated with better cognitive performance in adolescents

03-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

Out of 120 school students analyzed by Saudi researchers, academic performance was higher for students classified as moderately or highly active physically. Serum levels of vitamin E were also higher in the more active students.

DFH launches first full line of keto products

30-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

Designs for Health has launched what it calls the first line of ketogenic-focused products specific to the practitioner channel.

May new product launches: Stress relief and better sleep, probiotics for baby, sugar-free collagen candy, and more

28-May-2019 By Adi Menayang

From a probiotic supplement to help babies build up their immune system to a new line of keto shakes by a familiar nutrition company, here are the latest product launches in the nutrition space:

From the Editor's Desk

Growth of online sales threatens to create new division of industry unconcerned with today's norms

24-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

A new force is shaping the dietary supplement market, one that operates largely outside of normal industry channels. The growth of the online sales channel, and brands that operate exclusively in that space, is an increasingly powerful force.

Study linking vitamin D to autism retracted over reliability issues

21-May-2019 By Will Chu

Journal editors have withdrawn a paper said to be the first randomised controlled trial looking into vitamin D supplement links to autism after concerns over the findings’ reliability.

Personalization could provide boost to healthy aging market, expert says

20-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

The trend toward personalization and the concept of health aging are likely to converge in teh future, according to a dietary supplement industry expert.

NDIs under the microscope at FDA public meeting

15 highlights from the FDA’s public meeting on responsible innovation in dietary supplements

20-May-2019 By Stephen Daniells

It was a who’s who of the dietary supplement world in College Park for the FDA public meeting on responsible innovation in dietary supplements. Here are some of the key comments:

Natural channel authenticity boosts energy brand as it expands in mass channels

17-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

Having a history in health food stores as it expands into mass channels has helped fast growing Celsius Beverages compete in the rapidly evolving energy beverage category, an executive said.

CVS finalizes program that mandates third party testing for all supplements

16-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

CVS Pharmacy has finalized a requirement that all supplements sold in its stores must now be tested by one of four third party certifiers.

New products in infant nutrition sift through limited number of ingredients

15-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

The infant nutrition market is characterized by few new ingredients, but lots of new players, according to information shared at a recent event hosted by ingredient supplier DSM.

Editor's Spotlight

Are ‘bioactive gels’ the future of multivitamins? Healthycell thinks so

15-May-2019 By Adi Menayang

Supplement company Healthycell is betting on a specialized gel format, served in single-serve sachets, to bring consumers what founder and CEO Douglas Giampapa argues is ‘maximum bioavailability’ of nutrients.

Food, politics, and the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

13-May-2019 By Elaine Watson

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines prompted a heated debate over the influence of industry lobby groups and the extent to which environmental factors should impact dietary advice, with some stakeholders insisting that sustainability has nothing to do with nutrition,...

Everybody’s free (to wear sunscreen)

Sunscreen does not compromise vitamin D levels, study shows

13-May-2019 By Nathan Gray

The use of sunscreen on sunny days with a high UV index does not compromise vitamin D levels, say researchers from the UK.

From the Editor's Desk

The US military and dietary supplements: The opportunities and challenges

10-May-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Increasing attention is being paid to dietary supplements use among US military personnel, with survey data showing that consumption levels are high, but brand loyalty may be low. So where’s the white space for industry?

Industry remembers pathfinding work of CRN's Dr John Hathcock

07-May-2019 By Hank Schultz

The industry has lost one of its pathfinders with the passing last week of John Hathcock, PhD, who retired from the Council for Responsible Nutrition in 2012.

Combo products, better appreciation of science helping to drive omega-3s market, expert says

30-Apr-2019 By Hank Schultz

The omega-3s market is flourishing, with new combination products driving the growth and a newfound appreciation of the science among consumers and healthcare professionals, an expert says.

Growth in demand for powder formulations boosts market for blenders

29-Apr-2019 By Hank Schultz

Growth in the demand for dietary supplement formulation services has created opportunity for equipment suppliers, including GEMCO, a longtime manufacturer of blenders and vacuum drying equipment based in Middlesex, NJ.

AIDP: “There is a significant market potential for vegan D3”

29-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

The essential vitamin D3 is not easy to come by if one follows a vegan diet. That’s why Ingredient supplier AIDP highlighted its VegD3 ingredient at the SupplySide East show earlier this month.

Rainbow Light teams up with Vitamin Angels to provide vitamin drops to underserved US communities

26-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Rainbow Light, a Clorox Company-owned supplement brand, has pledged to donate portion of its sales to public health nonprofit Vitamin Angels this summer, as well as help organize vitamin drop donations to 25 underserved communities in the US.

Tru Niagen signs distribution deal in Canadian healthcare practitioner channel with WELL Health Technologies

26-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

ChromaDex Corp., the company behind healthy aging supplement Tru Niagen, has teamed up with Vancouver-based WELL Health Technologies Corp. for product distribution.

Editor's Spotlight

The lessons learned that brought energy drink company Celsius to the top

24-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Diet positioning was hard to pull-off, Celsius learned. When the thermogenic drink brand switched its key messaging from weight loss to energy and fitness, everything changed for the better, its CEO told us.

DSM partners with personalized supplement ‘gel pack’ company Panaceutics

23-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Chemicals giant DSM has partnered with Panaceutics, which makes personalized nutritional gels and purees to compete against the personalized packs of pills that dominate supplement subscription services.

NIU’s Global Round-up: Blackmore’s ‘not fantastic’ Q3, Vitamin Angels in Central America, and more

22-Apr-2019 By Stephen Daniells

It’s a global industry and there’s a lot happening. We know it’s not always easy keeping up with everything that’s happening around the world that could impact the US dietary supplements industry. The answer? Our weekly round-up of key news from across...

Diem labs is donating $20,000 to Vitamin Angels in honor of the charity’s 25th birthday

19-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Diem Labs, a three-year-old dietary supplement and medical food company, has pledged $20,000 to the charity Vitamin Angels.

Unilever gives supplements another chance with Olly acquisition

19-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

The US arm of global consumer products giant Unilever will acquire San Francisco-based supplement brand Olly. With functional foods and gummy supplements ranging from multivitamins to beauty-from-within, Olly fits in the cross section of Unilever’s two...

Thai researchers outline what we know about vitamin D and liver health

18-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Vitamin D deficiency has been documented to be highly prevalent among populations with liver issues, according to Thai researchers. Their new review of published studies outlines what we know so far about the vitamin’s role in liver health.

New data supports tocotrienols' role in increasing skeletal muscle weight

18-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

A study on obese mice revealed a correlation between supplementing with tocotrienols and an increase in skeletal muscle weight and muscle fiber.

Vitamin Angels hopes to break 'intergeneration cycle of malnutrition' in Central America

17-Apr-2019 By Kacey Culliney

Non-profit Vitamin Angels wants to strengthen its partnership network in Central America to produce transformative change among women and children facing malnutrition, its program leader says.

Guest article: CRN's Steve Mister on DSHEA at 25

DSHEA Was Not Carved in Stone

16-Apr-2019 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Want to spark controversy? Just suggest to some audiences that it’s time to amend DSHEA.

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DSHEA at 25: In conversation with Scott Bass and Loren Israelsen

15-Apr-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The brilliant strategy of Sen. Orrin Hatch, the upswell of grassroots consumer pressure, and the ‘highly unusual’ personal intervention of an FDA Commissioner: The development and passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act is a fascinating...

Taura seeks to bring next level gummies to market with Viva 5 partnership

12-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

A partnership with nutraceutical developer Viva 5 will help Taura, a 35-year-old firm that specializes in fruit pieces that go into bakery and confectionery products, bring a new kind of vegan gummy supplement to market.

New data supports nicotinamide riboside’s potential heart health benefits

11-Apr-2019 By Stephen Daniells

Nicotinamide riboside, a novel form of vitamin B3, may help maintain mitochondrial function by stimulating a cellular repair pathway, suggests a new study using ChromaDex’s Niagen product.

Vitamin K2 developer on a mission to impose global recommended daily intake

11-Apr-2019 By Nikki Cutler

A leading vitamin K2 developer is working to establish a global K2-specific recommended daily intake as part of its heavyweight awareness campaign targeting health professionals, legislators and consumers.

Editor's Spotlight: Video Diary

WATCH: Sports nutrition brands reveal the top trends and their innovations

10-Apr-2019 By Nikki Cutler

The mass market is showing a strong interest in sports nutrition that offers soft textured and lower calorie protein bars, indulgent-tasting treats, BCAA’s, high fibre and new formats made for baking.

Editor's Spotlight

Under new strategy, Güdpod to focus less on sports nutrition, more on office workers and post-surgery patients

10-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

Güdpod, the start-up behind a supplement dispensing appliance, is shifting its business strategy by focusing on two new target audiences.

Experts take issue with researchers' conclusion that supplements don't prevent death

10-Apr-2019 By Hank Schultz

Multivitamins don’t extend lifespan, according to the conclusion of a recent population based study. Industry experts countered that the many confounders in the data make that result tentative at best.

New number one: Australia takes top spot from US for supplements and health foods imported into China

09-Apr-2019 By Gary Scattergood

Australia now accounts for 22.3% of all supplements and health foods imported into China, taking the top spot from the US, which had a 20.4% share of the market in 2018.

Daigou and direct-selling clampdown in China 'growing pains', but market will still thrive: HPA

08-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

The recent slew of crackdowns, regulatory reviews and stricter rules for China's health food and supplement industry are 'growing pains' the industry must overcome, as regulators double down on efforts to promote safety and collect taxes.