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September 2011

Functional Ingredients annual condition specific directory featuring overviews of 15 health conditions with attached lists of suppliers.

Condition Specific Directory

  • Aug. 19, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    A win with condition-specific products 3

    Why make condition-specific products? Consumers, for the most part, aren't going to the store looking for glucosamine or cranberry extract. They're looking for relief for aching joints and painful ailments....More
  • Sep. 8, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Vitamin D loses its place in the sun 1

    Vitamin D has lost it's place in the sun when it comes to maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis. Now the bone-building category has some new shining stars....More
  • Sep. 6, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Healthy skin makes for healthy profits

    Europeans and the Japanese have long appreciated the idea of healthy skin from within, but the U.S. is just now picking up the nutricosmetic trend in mainstream markets. The back-to-nature movement has this category poised for rapid growth....More
  • Sep. 8, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Eye health category focuses on new ingredients, research

    Your T.V. may have a crystal-clear high-def screen, but if your vision is blurred due to age, glaucoma, or intraocular hypertension it might feel like you're still using rabbit ears. Some promising new supplements offer protection and possibly even improvement....More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Energy drink formulators favor sustained energy ingredients

    If you thought the Four Loko fiasco would do lasting damage to the energy drink category, think again. Innovators are looking beyond caffeine as consumers are getting tired of short-lived energy boosts....More
  • Sep. 6, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    New studies reveal faster-working supps for joint relief

    If you feel like glucosamine and chondroitin have taken you as far as they can go, you're not alone. See what new ingredients are re-mobilizing the joint-health category....More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Vitamin C's missteps open door for competitors

    Vitamin C may be experiencing a market slump, but the immune-boosting category is far from ailing....More
  • Aug. 29, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Recent study offers hope for diabetes sufferers

    A new study shows that an extremely-low calorie diet can potentially reverse diabetes, and some natural products can support the health of those who can't stick to 600 calories a day....More
  • Aug. 29, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Alzheimer's fears drive sales growth in cognitive category

    Consumer research shows that Alzheimer's disease is the most feared health condition, topping cancer, diabetes or stroke. But consumers also believe in the science that indicates natural products can help improve cognitive health....More
  • Aug. 22, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Ingredients for a healthy heart

    When it comes to matters of the heart make sure you have the right ingredients to get healthy-ever-after....More
  • Aug. 19, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    New supps for men's health taking off

    Move over saw palmetto; cranberry is making a splash in prostate health. And if you thought porn and libido-lifters were natural bedfellows, you won't be surprised to learn that Penthouse has branded its very own liquid supplement to combat ED....More
  • Aug. 19, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Sports nutrition goes back to basics

    After weathering steroid scandals and an increasingly skeptical public, the sports nutrition category finds solace in old friends. Innovations in the old familiar protein and carb combo pumps up this important functional ingredients category....More
  • Aug. 19, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Weight-loss market fattens up 1

    Despite a market that is literally getting fatter by the minute, in recent years the weight-loss category hasn't shown the same growth. But sales finally seem to be bouncing back as new solutions focus on satiety, fiber content, and carb-blocking, metabolism-boosting ingredients....More
  • Aug. 18, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Anti-aging: Keeping pep in your step

    Ingredients for anti-aging products....More
  • Aug. 29, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Despite rumblings, probiotics are still the gods of the gut 1

    The massive ad campaign behind Activia yogurt continues to buoy the entire digestive health category. Probiotics are the big beneficiaries, but there is a host of other ingredients whose demand curves are trending up....More

News

  • Aug. 9, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Africa's baobab fruit has yet to live up to early promise 3

    Baobab is supposed to have it all: an impressive nutritional profile, a pleasing, citrusy taste and few formulation challenges. But few companies have chosen to launch baobab products....More
  • Aug. 5, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    NDI guidance reveals FDA's uneasy relationship with probiotics 2

    Is lack of awareness on the industry's part a greater cause for concern?...More
  • Aug. 9, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    EU funds personalized nutrition project

    The dream of personalized nutrition takes a step forward with the announcement of the Food4Me project, funded by the EU. It's a four-year studyto be conducted in Ireland to look into whether a person's genetic makeup can be used to optimize their nutrition....More
  • Aug. 9, 2011
    Article
    Functional Ingredients

    Clinical trial backs ability of cranberry to prevent UTIs

    The benefit of cranberry in lowering the incidence of urinary tract infections has been supported by numerous studies. The most recent study reaffirms these reults, and shows the botanical worked almost as well as a pharmaceutical drug without the drug's side effects....More
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