Naturopathic doctors often recommend supplements to their patients to help improve their mental health, but, like consumers, these practitioners are carful to choose products that are backed by quality and science. In this episode, Peter Bongiorno, N.D., co-director, InnerSource Natural Health and Acupuncture, PC, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss the ways the naturopathic doctor ensures he recommends quality products to his patients.

In May 2016, FDA released its update to the nutrition facts label that mush appear on foods sold in the United States. And with the update, came major changes for the way fiber and sugar will be labeled. In this Health INSIDER Podcast, Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of INSIDER, discuss what these changes are and how they affect the food industry.

In May 2016, FDA released its update to the nutrition facts label that mush appear on foods sold in the United States. And with the update, came major changes for the way fiber and sugar will be labeled. In this Health INSIDER Podcast, Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief of INSIDER, discuss what these changes are and how they affect the food industry.

FDA seeks to update the way the term “healthy” is used on the labels of foods sold in the United States, as explained in an enforcement guidance document released in September 2016. In this guidance, FDA expanded the list of nutrients that can be included in “healthy,” which were originally outlined in 1993. In addition, FDA updated its thinking on the health effects of certain types of fat. In this podcast, Ivan Wasserman, partner, Amin Talati Upadhye, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss FDA’s action on the word “healthy.”

FDA seeks to update the way the term “healthy” is used on the labels of foods sold in the United States, as explained in an enforcement guidance document released in September 2016. In this guidance, FDA expanded the list of nutrients that can be included in “healthy,” which were originally outlined in 1993. In addition, FDA updated its thinking on the health effects of certain types of fat. In this podcast, Ivan Wasserman, partner, Amin Talati Upadhye, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER, discuss FDA’s action on the word “healthy.”

Healthy INSIDER Podcast 30: Millennials, Boomers Driving Supplement Growth by Natural Products INSIDER

Healthy INSIDER Podcast 30: Millennials, Boomers Driving Supplement Growth by Natural Products INSIDER

In 2016, more U.S. adults are taking supplements than in years past, accounting for more than 170 million who turn to supplements to add nutrients to their diets. The most recent annual survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) found that 71 percent of U.S. adults take supplements, which is an increase from 68 percent last year.

In this Healthy INSIDER Podcast, Nancy Weindruch, Senior Director, Communications, CRN, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER discuss the recent survey and what it means for the health and nutrition industry.

In 2016, more U.S. adults are taking supplements than in years past, accounting for more than 170 million who turn to supplements to add nutrients to their diets. The most recent annual survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) found that 71 percent of U.S. adults take supplements, which is an increase from 68 percent last year.

In this Healthy INSIDER Podcast, Nancy Weindruch, Senior Director, Communications, CRN, and Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER discuss the recent survey and what it means for the health and nutrition industry.

Mark LeDoux, chairman and CEO, Natural Alternatives International (NAI), has been in the health and nutrition for more than 20 years, and he’s seen scope of the sports nutrition market change in several ways. In this podcast, LeDoux and Sandy Almendarez, Editor in Chief, INSIDER, discuss where we’ve been, current challenges and the plans for future growth.