The line between elite athletic nutrition and everyday wellness continues to blur. While the sports nutrition category grew 23% in 2025, far outpacing the overall supplement market’s 12% growth, the expansion has been driven not by increased athletic participation, but by the democratization of performance nutrition — protein and other once-athlete-exclusive ingredients are now staples for…
In this edition of Supplement Shorts: probiotics use estrobolome to manage menopausal symptoms, short-chain fatty acids impact satiety hormones and new product launches focus on skin health.
A proposed rule — making GRAS submissions to FDA mandatory and replacing the self-affirmed pathway — raises many questions, including whether FDA can pull it off.
In this edition of Supplement Shorts: a new survey spelled out how Americans spend money on weight-loss, scientific reports showed the benefits of ingredients for cognitive and cardiometabolic health, and a Danone subsidiary launched a new dietary supplement brand.
The high price Procter & Gamble paid for supplement manufacturer Thorne is both a testament to the thriving nature of that business and to the industry's future growth prospects, observers said.