Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

05/06/2013 - 1:41pm
Industry urges FDA to clarify new dietary ingredient notification regulations

The five associations representing the dietary supplement industry on Monday requested that the Food and Drug Administration issue revised guidance on new dietary ingredient notifications, with a specific focus on the information to be included to identify the new dietary ingredient.

05/03/2013 - 2:15pm
Bayer Healthcare and Sheryl Crow team on hunger effort

Bayer Healthcare on Friday partnered with Sheryl Crow in support of Feeding America for that group's "Nutrition Mission."

05/03/2013 - 1:48pm
CDC: 4-in-5 Americans not meeting government's Physical Activity Guidelines

Only 1-in-5 U.S. adults are meeting both the aerobic and muscle strengthening components of the federal government's physical activity recommendations, according to an article published Thursday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a journal of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

05/02/2013 - 11:15am
Met-Rx embarks on first charitable food distribution event in Queens, N.Y.

In celebration of Mother's Day, Met-Rx on Thursday announced that its championship bodybuilding athletes will team up with moms in the Met-Rx Cares program's first charitable food distribution event to benefit needy families from the central Jamaica area of Queens here.

05/02/2013 - 11:06am
Study calculates optimal upper limit of vitamin D

Researchers claim to have calculated for the first time the upper safe limit of vitamin D levels of 36 nanograms per milliliter, above which the associated risk for cardiovascular events or death raises significantly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

05/02/2013 - 10:52am
Nutrisystem adjusts retail offering with weight-loss kit exclusive at Walmart

Nutrisystem executives told analysts they were bullish around expanding their weight-loss meal delivery service into mass retail through its partnership with Walmart.

05/01/2013 - 11:58am
NPA: Gross amounts of gingko may be a danger to lab rats, but daily use no danger to people

Following a report published Monday in The New York Times about how high doses of the supplement ginkgo biloba caused cancer in lab animals, many are calling for the removal of the product from store shelves to prevent consumer consumption.

05/01/2013 - 9:34am
Clif Bar launches workplace contest behind Luna bar

Clif Bar introduced an interactive contest under its Luna brand, the "Whole Nutrition Bar for Women," which will reward Luna vending machines to winning participants at their workplace.

04/30/2013 - 10:32am
New Fuga energy drink hits retail shelves

A new energy drink made from natural yerba mate is hitting retail shelves now.

04/30/2013 - 9:59am
Study: Vitamin D supplements important for baby but optimal daily dose in question

A study in the May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association released Tuesday found that vitamin D supplementation may be important for breast-feeding moms.

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