Guest article, by Kimberly J. Decker
When the 70-plus delegates, researchers, and supplement-industry professionals who attended 2017’s CRN-International (CRN-I) Scientific Symposium boarded their planes home from Berlin, they did so having plumbed the cultural, psychosocial, physical, and environmental facets of a public-health concept that’s only beginning to take shape: healthy aging. (more…)
Guest article by Sebastian Krawiec
Expanding upon statements made to FDA during the public meeting, “Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements,” Daniel Fabricant, president and CEO of the Natural Products Associations (NPA; Washington, D.C.) submitted comments to the agency on July 15, 2019. (more…)
Guest article by Kimberly J. Decker
Formulating a functional food or beverage with cannabidiol (CBD) takes a bit of a masochistic streak.
Sure, there’s gold to be mined in the hemp-derived CBD products market, a market that cannabis-industry analysts at the Brightfield Group predict will be worth $22 billion by 2022.1 (more…)
Guest article.
New Orleans, LA–Each year, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) showcases what’s new and what’s next in the food industry at its annual event and Food Expo. IFT19, held in New Orleans earlier this month, attracted an estimated 17,000 attendees from 90 countries, with more than 1,000 companies exhibiting to share the latest research, innovations and ingredient offerings. (more…)
Guest article. By Kimberly J. Decker
Once upon a time, when people wanted to be healthy, they ate a variety of whole foods—real ones, sourced mostly from plants and in not-too-excessive amounts (as one modern-day maxim puts it). (more…)
Guest article. By Kerry Hughes.
Botanicals are big. The combination of health and flavor has proven irresistible to today’s consumer, thrilled at knowing that the tikka masala dinner they bought contains turmeric, fenugreek, and ginger to help fight inflammation and balance blood sugar. (more…)
Guest article. By Jennifer Grebow
There is no singular sports nutrition shopper today. For sports nutrition brands, this fact is as exciting as it is challenging. (more…)