| In developing new products a food nutrition | | | | people classified them selves as using food |
| company should research ingredients that have | | | | supplements. |
| been identified clinically to be effective in | | | | - Among health professionals the prevalence of |
| promoting good health and combine these | | | | food supplements is relatively high. This list |
| ingredients with other nutrients to help people | | | | includes: doctors, nurses, dietitians and |
| meet their health needs. It should be a careful, | | | | pharmacists. |
| well-considered approach, one that will lead to | | | | - There is a strong association between increased |
| patented products, and where the products have | | | | knowledge about nutrition, health, and food |
| been proven effective by means of clinical trails. | | | | supplements. |
| This should be a food nutrition company's | | | | - A survey among 4,501 female physicians |
| commitment, which assures the public that they | | | | showed that one half of them used a |
| will/are providing cutting-edge, top-quality products | | | | multivitamin-mineral supplement. |
| that make optimum nutrition available to the public | | | | - 72 percent of all physicians practice the use of |
| in a simple, easy to use manner. | | | | dietary supplements. |
| It would be all the better if such a food nutrition | | | | - 73 percent of cardiologist suggest to their |
| company can boast that the members of its | | | | patients that a regimen of vitamins and other |
| science and research team are a part of the | | | | supplements, a healthy diet, and regular exercise |
| Council For Responsible Nutrition, which is the | | | | is good for heart health. |
| leading trade organization for the nutritional | | | | - In 2009, 84 percent of American adults |
| supplement industry. This honor would be a | | | | indicated that they felt confident concerning the |
| further testament to the company's high standing | | | | quality, safety, and effectiveness of dietary |
| in the nutrition science industry. It would give such | | | | supplements. This is compare to 81 Percent in |
| a company a seat at the table along side the | | | | 2008. |
| nation's leading food science companies, so that | | | | The Medical Community Increasingly Is Embracing |
| together they can work to maintain high | | | | Nutritional Supplements |
| standards for the nutritional supplements industry. | | | | More then ever people are turning to food |
| This would work to raise its profile, and the | | | | supplements as part of a healthier-fuller lifestyle. |
| awareness-even among doctors-of the many | | | | And thanks to clinical and observational studies |
| benefits of supplementing one's diet with | | | | that are proving the effectiveness of food |
| high-quality nutrition. | | | | supplementation more physicians are also paying |
| - In 2009 approximately 65% of the American | | | | attention. |