Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

The minerals/supplements category saw year-over-year growth of 8%, with the one- and two-letter vitamins up 4%. Growth was led by Quincy Bioscience followed by private label in the minerals/supplements category (see Figure 1). Prevagen led drug channel growth in minerals and supplements, which nearly doubled in sales up 87%, while IBgard’s skyrocketed 306% year over year. Larger brands that contributed with double-digit growth were Nature’s Bounty, Culturelle and Align (see Figure 2).

SALT LAKE CITY  — The latest research published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings outlined a statistically significant reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease for those in higher risk populations who supplemented their diets with EPA and DHA omega-3s , including a 16% reduction in CHD risk in those with high triglycerides and 14% in those with high LDL cholesterol.

VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. — Sales of dietary supplements at pharmacies and drug stores are expected to grow by a robust global compound annual growth rate of 7.6% in terms of value during the 2015-2025 period, according to a new report by Future Market Insights.

DEERFIELD, Ill.  — Just in time for the holidays, Walgreens is bringing another beauty brand to American shoppers from across the pond. Beauty Beneath, a division of Boots and the U.K.’s No. 1 beauty brand is making its U.S. debut.

Celebrity esthetician, Shani Darden, will act as a brand ambassador for Beauty Beneath through PR and social media platforms.

WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition earlier this week embraced the Food and Drug Administration's decision to make public data from FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition’s Adverse Event Reporting System, calling it a demonstration of the agency’s commitment to transparency.

PITTSBURGH — As part of an agreement with the Department of Justice in connection with that agency's investigation into USPLabs, GNC Holdings has been absolved of knowingly selling products in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the specialty channel retailer announced Wednesday.

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- It's a gut-wrencher of an issue -- as many as 72% of women have experienced an occassional digestive issue in the past year, including the occasional constipation, gas or diarrhea, yet the majority of those women (64%) aren't willing to disclose that "reveal" to their closest friends, according to a survey commissioned by Renew Life Probiotics.