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What our editor says: “If you have weight loss goals, certain dietary preferences, or simply want to take the guesswork out of eating healthier, Trifecta is a great meal delivery option. I enjoyed it even though I love to cook, but these fully prepared meals would be even better for someone who wants to spend a very minimal amount of time in the kitchen.” — Carleigh Ferrante, commerce editorSustainability & quality: Trifecta does what it can to reduce its carbon footprint by eliminating unnecessary steps in the food supply chain and using sustainable packaging whenever possible. All packaging is 100% recyclable, but…
Plastics overwhelmingly end up in the ocean or at landfill sites.Credit: Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket/GettyIn August, the world should have been celebrating the first global agreement to end plastics pollution. Instead, negotiators from more than 180 countries ended the latest round of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, amid acrimony. And, as if that wasn’t bad enough, the chair of the talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, a diplomat from Ecuador, has resigned.What now for the global plastics treaty?The chair and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which organizes the talks, have failed to bridge the gulf between countries that want chemicals of concern to be…
Amid a growing consumer demand for sleep, stress, mood, metabolic, and digestive health, ADM is showcasing its range of pre-, pro-, and postbiotics and pharmaceutical ingredients at the ongoing CPHI 2025 trade show (October 28–30). The company is also launching a new vegetable glycerin-based excipient for the pharma industry. At the event in Frankfurt, Germany, Nutrition Insight sits down with Marie-Bénédicte Charpentier, marketing director and head of EMEA at ADM. “We’re showcasing the breadth and depth of our science-backed health and wellness solutions portfolio for nutraceuticals and dietary supplements, along with our specialty oils, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and excipients tailored to…
When it comes to building lasting wellness, the smartest strategy isn’t adding more steps to your routine. It’s adding more to the steps you’re already doing. That’s the power of habit stacking: Strategically combining proven modalities to amplify your results.
For the last two years, we’ve seen multiple supplements that were once only found in bodybuilders’ shaker cups make their way into mainstream use. First, it was protein powders, as everyone realized they would benefit from a protein boost. Next was creatine, as people realized this highly researched supplement delivers fitness, recovery, and cognitive benefits to all.* Now, it’s all about amino acids.
Nearly 60,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year.Regular dental visits are a critical screening tool and cut risk by keeping your mouth healthy.Avoiding tobacco and alcohol and getting the HPV vaccine can also substantially reduce risk. You might already know that smoking increases your risk of oral cancer. But did you know that skipping dental cleanings, having unsafe sex or even forgetting lip balm could, too? An estimated 59,000 new cases of oral or oropharyngeal cancer will be diagnosed in 2025. Thankfully, protecting yourself from most of the risk factors for this devastating disease is well within…
Lauren Bandy, senior researcher in public health nutrition1, Peter Scarborough, professor of population health121Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK2NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UKCorrespondence to: L Bandy Lauren.bandy{at}phc.ox.ac.ukThe government’s decision not to introduce a higher rate tax for the most sugary drinks is good news for industry but not for public health, argue Lauren Bandy and Peter ScarboroughIn the 2024 autumn budget the UK government announced that tax rates for sugary drinks were set to increase annually at the same rate as inflation and a review of the policy. The soft drinks industry…
After 50, staying active is key for keeping your bones strong.Experts recommend a mix of weight-bearing aerobic exercise, strength training and balance and flexibility exercises.To support bone health, prioritize bone-strengthening nutrients like calcium, phosphorus and vitamins D and K. Bone health is quickly becoming the latest wellness movement—and it’s about time. Strong bones are essential for staying active and independent as we age, yet most of us stop thinking about them after childhood. While we often hear about helping kids “build strong bones,” it’s women in midlife who may need that reminder the most. Around age 50, as estrogen levels…
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When Robert Hooke gazed through his microscope at a slice of cork and coined the term ‘cell’ in 1665, he was really looking at just the walls of the dead cells. The squishy contents typically found within would become objects of ongoing study. But for many plant scientists, the walls themselves faded into the background. They were considered passive containers for the exciting biology inside.“For a long time, the cell wall was really thought to be dead,” says Alice Cheung, a plant molecular biologist and biochemist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It wasn’t until the late twentieth century, Cheung…