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Todd Runestad

Editor-in-Chief, Functional Ingredients
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I've been writing on nutrition science news since 1997. Currently I'm editor-in-chief of Engredea, which includes Functional Ingredients magazine, Engredea Daily eNewsletter, Nutracon conference, Engredea Monograph series, and Engredea trade show linking suppliers and manufacturers in the global nutrition business.

My daily vitamin regime includes a quality multi, B complex, C with bioflavonoids, >2,000IU vitamin D, E, magnesium, high-selenium yeast, alpha-lipoic acid with carnitine, coQ10, fish oil concentrate, probiotics and some adaptogenic herbs.  

Posts by Todd Runestad

by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Jun. 7, 2012

Natural breakfast cereals: Is yours 'good' or 'excellent?'

Fiber, omega-3s, protein and sugar are the primary ingredients to watch in breakfast foods. Is yours "good" or "excellent" or not good enough?....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog May. 31, 2012

FDA: High fructose corn syrup is not 'corn sugar'

Surprised that high fructose corn syrup cannot be called "corn sugar," but that HFCS will continue to dominate the sweeteners landscape anyway?....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog May. 24, 2012

What you haven't heard about the latest calcium scare

Should you panic, or adapt, upon hearing the latest attack against calcium, the world's No. 1 mineral supplement?....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog May. 8, 2012

The rise and fall—and rise?—of soy

Is soy about to get its groove back? Women: On board. Athletes: Check. But what about the biggest demographic group of all? Are they ready?....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Apr. 12, 2012

Tea Party targets sustainability, natural, conscientious consumers

Here's why the Tea Party thinks issues key to the natural industry lie somewhere between irrelevant and a hoax....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Mar. 29, 2012

Do probiotics face a life and death struggle with NDIs?

A section on bacteria in FDA's New Dietary Ingredients draft guidance is vague enough to cause many probiotic suppliers to express concern that the....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Mar. 20, 2012

Can SDA compete with omega-3 leaders DHA and EPA?

DHA and EPA are the important omega-3s. ALA from flax, not so much. What about SDA, that new source of omega-3s I’ve been hearing about?....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Mar. 15, 2012

Award winners and innovators spotted at Engredea 2012

Add up NutrAward winners, the Functional Ingredients Editors' Choice Award winners, the Innovation Station, and Hosted VIP Program, and what do you....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Mar. 8, 2012

Is a supplement still a supplement if it prevents, treats or cures?

Nutracon speaker Bill Sardi points out that FDA doesn't like it when a supplement does what a drug can't....More
by Todd Runestad in New Hope 360 Blog Feb. 16, 2012

Whitney Houston proves ephedra ban was wrong

Pharmaceutical drugs kill. Could Whitney Houston still be with us had she gone the supplement route? Why aren't there more cries to recall Rx pills?....More
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