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Supplement industry news and updates – August 2023
Inside the Bottle brings you the latest supplement industry news in this monthly roundup.
August 21, 2023
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Supplement shoppers back to stores but not necessarily back to normal – article
Growth for supplements in the mass market spiked, according to Nutrition Business Journal research, and consumers are both returning to pre-pandemic shopping patterns in brick and mortar—and trading down to store brands. Learn more about behavior shifts that surprised analysts in the 2023 NBJ Supplement Business Report at this link here.
Joint health category opportunity broadens to younger and more diverse consumers segments – article
A recent Inside the Bottle trend spotlight shines a light on growing opportunity in the joint health category. Not just of aching joints, active consumers of all ages have an eye on protecting mobility. Read about market sizing with NBJ and SPINS data weighing in at this link here.
Bipartisan CBD legalization bill aims to blast legislative logjam – article
On July 20, senators from both parties re-introduced a bill to establish a FDA regulatory framework for CBD as a dietary supplement for food and beverage. The bill would amend the so-called drug exclusion clause of DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994) to specifically exempt hemp products. Find out what happens next here.
SPINS reveals 2023 mid-year vitamins and supplements trends – webinar
The Vitamins and Supplements category has seen a pullback in consumer spend overall, however, there are a few standout subcategories that continue to see double-digit growth. Explore how the VMS category is doing overall, which subcategories have seen phenomenal growth, and how current broad trends may shape the VMS category in the coming months and years at this link here.
Omegas may help the beat go on: Research – article
Omega-3s plus vitamin D showed improvement on electrocardiographic measures indicative of better heart health in a huge, long-term, placebo-controlled study published in the journal Scientific Reports. Electrocardiograms of subjects who took EPA, DHA and D3 daily for 2 years suggest small, but clinically significant, changes that may help lower the risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Learn more here.