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NBJ Summit: The omega-3 recap
I just returned from the NBJ Summit in California, which Is a great event for networking with leaders in the nutrition industry as well as getting the opportunity to hear from some very unique speakers. Omega-3s were a frequent theme throughout the conference, but not always in the best light. Here are some of my observations from the conference: Building consumer confidence in supplements is going to be important going forward and there are a lot of people watching what the omega-3 industry does with its consumer education campaign to see if it can be a model for the rest of the suppl...
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Why the change of heart?
In contrast to earlier investigations about the effects of omega-3s on cardiovascular disease, media reports about recent studies have been generally negative. This does not mean, however, that the results were negative. In general, recent results have been either neutral (no effect found) or positive (beneficial effect(s) found). So why the change of heart? There are two things going on here. First, the reason studies are yielding neutral results in areas where there is strong evidence that EPA and DHA have beneficial effects appears to lie in the experimental design. Second, many of...
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Welcome to the new GOED website!
Welcome to the new GOED website. This has been a long time in coming and we are very excited about the new functionality and user-friendliness built in to the site. The big new highlight on the main site is the expanded directory of member companies, which will help our members and the larger industry learn more about GOED members’ capabilities and offerings. Go to the “Find a Member” tab under Our Members to start your search. We’ve also added a blog — which you’re reading right now — and we see this as another way to communicate with members and the industry about all the importan...