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Steve Myers

Steve Myers,
managing editor, is a graduate of the English program at Arizona State University. He first entered the natural products industry and Virgo Publishing in 1997, right out of college, and he has managed to escape the searing Arizona heat by relocating to the Washington D.C. metro area. His focus has been on the financial, regulatory and quality control issues in the industry, in addition to writing stories on all aspects of the industry, from research results to manufacturing topics.

08/27/2010

Ramalamadingdong

Recent cases of rhabdomyolysis in football players has drwan scrutiny towards creatine supplementation, but sports nutritionists and scientific experts has stood up for creatine's saftey record and research history.
07/27/2010

Digesting Oneself from Within

When a supplement spokesperson says the supplement category is not regulated by FDA, the move is like eating away at one's own body.
07/08/2010

What to Eat: Dietary Guidelines 2010

USDA has many progressive recommendations to consider in its final 2010 dietary guidelines makeover, after a public comment period and related public meeting.
06/22/2010

'Modifiable'

Where heart attack is dominated by lipid health, stroke appears mostly influenced by hypertension, although researchers have reported 90 percent of stroke risk is due to 10 modifiable risk factors, including diet.
05/28/2010

Mister Mister and Other Hearing Hilarity

There were many interesting moments in the Senate hearing on dietary supplement regulation, safety and quality.
05/17/2010

Nothing Fishy Here

Omega-3 and fish oil firms, organizations, researchers and other insiders continue to provide valuable educational resources to the industry and global community.
05/07/2010

Move Over Sugar, Salt is the New Devil

First New York sought a salt ban. Then FDA planned a long-term initiative to reduce the salt in processed foods, in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths from hypertension and heart disease. Now comes word from National Cancer Institute scientists salt may be targeting young white adults aged 25 to 39. The May 5 JAMA includes the research report on age-specific trends in stomach cancer ...
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