Vitamins & Minerals

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Hispanics were the leading group of respondents who reported changing their supplement routines during the pandemic, outnumbering the number of white and Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders who did so.

Hispanics more likely to alter dietary supplement routine during COVID pandemic, a key finding in CRN’s annual survey on U.S. supplement usage

Vous says this is the first time a personalized vitamin feature has been integrated into a chronic disease management tool.

Vous Vitamin’s personalized nutrition partnership with diabetes coaching system Pops is a first, firm says

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Wiley Companies (Coshocton, OH) appointed Greg Lindsey as CEO of its consumer brand, Wiley’s Finest.

Wiley’s Finest appoints Greg Lindsey as new CEO

A recent survey of 13,000 people in 24 countries conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Herbalife Nutrition and the Council for Responsible Nutrition found that 89% of all respondents are taking steps to improve their health.

The pandemic is encouraging healthier behavior, including supplement use, says survey

NattoPharma has secured patents in Canada and South Korea for its proprietary process of synthesizing MenaQ7 PharmaPure Vitamin K2. 

NattoPharma secures patents in Canada and South Korea for process of creating MenaQ7 vitamin K2

Lycored has introduced a high concentration vitamin D3 that can be easily paired with other vitamins and minerals.

Lycored launches high concentration of vitamin D3

In no small part thanks to COVID-19, minerals have enjoyed a real renewal, attracting attention for everything from their contribution to immune and sleep support to their ability to keep our bodies in solid working order.

Mineral Glow-Up: The growing popularity of minerals, COVID and beyond

According to retail analytics provider ClearCut, supplement sales on Amazon experienced 54% year-over-year growth.

Supplement sales see 54% year-over-year growth on Amazon, says ClearCut analysis

A new review paper covers another promising approach to improving curcumin’s bioavailability: complexing curcumin with metals—zinc, in particular—to improve its bioavailability as well as its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capabilities.

Pairing curcumin, zinc may boost curcumin’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and bioavailability abilities, review paper states

Researchers are investigating the mechanism behind nicotine’s impact on vascular health and whether supplementation with a nutritional ingredient, vitamin K2, could help attenuate calcification of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) resulting from nicotine exposure.