Podcasts

Supplement launches featuring 5-MTHF are on the rise with double digit growth. In this episode of Nutritional Outlook’s podcast, we explore Optifolin⁺, a new ingredient in the market that offers essential nutrition from prenatal through adulthood. Join us as we uncover the potential impact of the next evolution in folate, setting the stage for a healthier future.

On this month's episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast, Cepham's founder and president, Anand Swaroop, discusses the company's recent announcement to prioritize women's health research and innovation.

In this episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast we are looking back on a webcast Nutritional Outlook hosted in May, called “Demystifying the Prebiotic and Postbiotic Markets.” During that event, Sandra Saville, director of education and communication for the International Probiotics Association and Dr. Jessica A. Younes, scientific director of the International Probiotics Association debunked myths about prebiotic and postbiotics, and defined the respective categories to help manufacturers better understand how to responsibly formulate and market prebiotic and postbiotic products.

Learn how Effera™ Human Lactoferrin provides support for active nutrition while addressing women’s health concerns and offering solutions for healthy aging.

Nutritional Outlook talks to Lauren Samot, commercial innovation leader, and Blayney McEneaney, sales executive at Vitaquest International, about trends within the contract manufacturing space, and the ways in which contract manufacturers like Vitaquest keep up with the market and differentiate themselves from the competition.

Nutritional Outlook interviews Heather K. Terry, CEO and Founder of GoodSAM to learn about how they work with small holder farms to create a network of regeneratively grown crops.

In this episode, assistant managing editor Sebastian Krawiec explains the latest progress on two lawsuits filed separately by the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) against New York State in an effort to prevent the enforcement of a law that bans the sale of weight management and muscle building supplements to minors.

Rockstar Energy recently launched a new marketing campaign promoting its sustained mind body energy claim that has been substantiated through clinical research. Nutritional Outlook talks to Pepsi's vice president of North American Beverage R&D, Danielle Barbaro to discuss the study, why it was important for Rockstar Energy to conduct this study, and the value of fortifying energy drinks with nutraceuticals such as lion's mane.

Nutritional Outlook interviews Scott Dicker, market insights director from market researcher SPINS, about ingredients and product categories nutraceutical and nutrition product manufacturers should watch in 2024.

Better immune health means more healthy, active days – and who doesn’t want that? Now, we’re in an era where consumers want to be proactive about their immune health. Nutritional Outlook’s latest podcast highlights one key immune health ingredient, IMMUSE™, that brings a unique mode of action to activate pDCs (plasmacytoid dendritic cells)* — a pivotal leader within the immune system.

Nootropics have become a buzzword in the supplement space, and formulators are faced with a number of different ingredient options to use in their next formulation. In this podcast, Nutritional Outlook explores a clinically researched brain health ingredient, Cognizin® Citicoline, that can help supply the required nutrition that the brain needs to stay focused and alert all day long.

In this special episode of The Nutritional Outlook Podcast, we are interviewing the award winners of Nutritional Outlook’s 2023 Best of the Industry Awards, celebrating excellence, innovation, and leadership in the nutraceuticals and natural products industries.

Nutritional Outlook Editor Sebastian Krawiec talked to Brightseed and Nuritas at SupplySide West 2023 about how they use AI to discover and develop novel nutraceutical ingredients, as well as the future of this technology for new product development in the nutraceutical space.

In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Grebow interviews Daniel Fabricant, PhD, (president and CEO of the Natural Products Association/NPA), Kyle Turk (director of government affairs at NPA), and Steve Mister (president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition) about a newly signed law in New York State that restricts minors from purchasing weight management and "muscle building" dietary supplements.

Dr. Harry Rice, vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs at the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s discusses the state of the algae- and fish-based omega-3 market.

In this episode, Dr. Kantha Shelke helps us unpack the significance of the recent decision by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer to classify aspartame as a possible carcinogen.

In this episode of The Nutritional Outlook Podcast, Jennifer Grebow, Editor-in-Chief of Nutritional Outlook magazine, interviews Heather Granato, a 30-year veteran of the natural products industry.

In this episode, we talk to Hame Persaud, executive vice president of HP Ingredients to talk about the rich history of bergamot, and its future in the dietary supplement industry.

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook’s editors interview Anand Swaroop, founder of Ayurvedic-ingredients supplier Cepham and co-founder of the marketplace platform Nutrify Today, about regenerative agriculture.

The U.S. supplement market contains an overflow of functional ingredients, fighting for the attention of consumers. Let’s explore how the longevity benefits of antioxidants can be a standout for your brand.

In this episode, we’ll be talking to John E. Villafranco, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP who specializes in advertising law and marketing, about how FTC is monitoring the way brands utilize review features on e-commerce websites to market and promote their products.

In this episode, we interview Amy Summers, founder and president of INICIVOX and Pitch Publicity, about an upcoming virtual series, “Identifying the Elephant in the Room: Critical Communication Strategies in the Face of Sexism,” focusing on the problem of sexism in the natural products industry.

In this episode of the podcast, we break down our picks for the Ingredients to Watch in 2023, with insights from SPINS. The podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

In this episode of the Nutritional Outlook Podcast, we talk to our 2022 Best of the Industry award winners.

Nutritional Outlook's editors interview Noah Austin, co-founder and chief technology officer at OK Capsule.

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook’s editors interview two experts at the industry association the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC) to discuss whether some recent negative headlines on melatonin might impact this popular supplement ingredient.

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook’s editors interview Rachel Jones MS, RDN, vice president and chief nutrition officer at GNC, about the successes and challenges of dietary supplement retailing in today’s market.

Jen and Sebastian talked with Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), to learn more about how the Food Safety Administration Act could impact industry, and why AHPA has chosen to endorse the bill.

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook’s editors interview industry trade association leaders to discuss the proposals for mandatory product listing found in Senate Bill S. 4090, the “Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022," and the "FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act" submitted by the Senate HELP Committee.

In this episode, Nutritional Outlook’s editors interview industry trade association leaders to discuss the proposals for mandatory product listing found in Senate Bill S. 4090, the “Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022," and the "FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act" submitted by the Senate HELP Committee.