Independent, hard-working, goal-oriented, confident… these are just some of the words used to describe members of the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964. One characteristic of Baby Boomers that those of us at Mannatech especially appreciate is their ongoing commitment to maintaining health and wellness. With the high cost of health care, in [...]
Once again, Mannatech’s excellence in educating the public about nutrition and health has been confirmed by a panel of experts. Mannatech’s blog HealthyScience.net was bestowed a Winter/Spring 2011 Web Health Silver Award by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health fields. The Web health awards program honors [...]
From where I sit in Mannatech’s Research and Development (R&D) department, I see many things that make me proud. First and foremost, I’m proud that Mannatech makes great products.
A new study published in the journal Food Policy¹ documents the increasing price gap between foods high in nutrition and foods that can be classified as junk foods.
According to a 2007–2008 assessment by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S. approximately 68% of all adults and approximately 32% of children and adolescents are overweight.1,2 These disturbing numbers have been steadily increasing over the past ten years. Preliminary research suggests that eating fast and takeout foods is an important factor [...]
In decades past, people in developed countries tended to be of normal weight when they were children and young adults, and if they gained weight, it was only when they became older, more sedentary, with a slowing metabolic rate.
Recently the American Academy of Pediatrics¹ (AAP) and authors published in the British Medical Journal² (BMJ) and the Journal of Nutrition³ recommended that people of all ages, from children to older adults, increase vitamin D levels in the body using nutritional supplements.
In the nutrition industry, it seems there is a new “magic miracle” announced almost monthly. Claims are cleverly written to convince a public not schooled in nutritional biochemistry that the newest product for sale is bigger than life. We see it in virtually every category of product sold.
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