Superfood

• The Unique Line of Candy-Like Chews Feature Vitamins, Minerals, Superfoods, and Probiotics to Support Health and Well-being
  NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chewsy , a leading provider of innovative and delicious candy style vitamin chews, is thrilled to announce Men's Multi and Kids' Multi chews now available for purchase at Fresh Thyme Market, joining the existing collection of Women's Multi, Youthful Skin, and Beautiful Hair chews.
• These one-of-a-kind vitamin chews deliver a complete blend of essential nutrients, bursting with juicy flavor but even juicer health benefits.
• "We are so pleased to offer additional best selling Chewsy chews at Fresh Thyme Market," said Chewsy Co-founder, Sean Ross, "Fresh Thyme Market is known for offering good-for-you yet accessible options, allowing consumers to discover Chewsy in their own communities during their shopping experiences.
• For more information about the Chewsy Men's Multi, Kids' Multi, Women's Multi, Youthful Skin, and Beautiful Hair, visit Chewsychews.com or FreshThymeMarket.com .

• These one-of-a-kind vitamin chews deliver a complete blend of essential nutrients, bursting with juicy flavor but even juicer health benefits.
• Chewsy chews are individually wrapped for a convenient and on-the-go experience that can be easily packed in a lunchbox or backpack for a mid-day treat.
• "We are so pleased to offer an assortment of our best selling offerings at Bristol Farms," said Chewsy Co-founder, Sean Ross, "Bristol Farms' reputation as a quality neighborhood market allows consumers to discover Chewsy in their own community during their shopping experiences.
• For more information about the Chewsy Women's Multi, Youthful Skin, and Beautiful Hair, visit Chewsychews.com or BristolFarms.com .

• While the brand has grown geographically, its founders have remained committed to expanding the company's product line as well.
• Along with its popular Pre-Workout, Collagen Peptides, Immune Support, and Superfoods supplements, Top Shelf has recently developed a new thermogenic formula called Burn Energy .
• "Citrafuze is a trademarked blend of substances harvested from bitter orange and pomelo," explains Top Shelf co-founder Nick Giovannetti.
• "Burn Energy is designed to use a natural supplement to supercharge your workout results," adds Giovannetti's co-founder Connor Hair.

• We’ve all heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but how true is that?
• Apples are not high in vitamin A, nor are they beneficial for vision like carrots.
• However, apples contain various bioactive substances – natural chemicals that occur in small amounts in foods and that have biological effects in the body.

Functional foods defined

• Functional foods are not the same as superfoods.
• The problem is that most of those claims are not based on scientific research, like the criteria for functional foods are.
• In addition to the nutrients that our bodies need for growth and development, functional foods contain a variety of bioactive substances, each with a unique function in the body.
• Research suggests that the carotenoids from foods and the other categories of bioactive substances may help prevent certain cancers and improve heart health.

History of the functional food movement

• From the early 1900s to the 1970s, nutrition research focused on vitamin deficiencies.
• In 1980, the U.S. government published the first dietary guidelines that encouraged people to avoid fat, sugar and salt.
• Public health messaging encouraged people to replace fatty foods with starchy foods such as breads and pasta.

Japan’s focus on foods for health

• To correct this problem, Japan became the first country to introduce the concept of functional foods in the 1980s.
• Today, Japan uses the phrase “Food for Specialized Health Uses” for products that can be scientifically shown to promote health.
• Japan has more than 1,000 foods and beverages approved as food for specialized health uses, such as hypoallergenic rice.

The bioactive components in apples

• An apple’s natural dietary fibers are one of the bioactive components that lead to its being classified as a functional food.
• Pectin functions to reduce the amount of sugar and fat that is absorbed into the body.
• In addition, apples contain high amounts of natural chemicals known as polyphenols that have vital roles in promoting health and reducing chronic disease.
• Because they are mainly in the peel, whole apples are better sources of polyphenols than juice or applesauce.

Revisiting the original question

• One U.S. team analyzed the apple-eating patterns and number of doctor visits among more than 8,000 adults.
• Once adjusted for demographic and health-related factors, the researchers found that the daily apple eaters used marginally fewer prescription medications than the non-apple eaters.
• A group of European researchers found that eating two apples a day improved heart health in 40 adults.
• And Brazilian investigators found that eating three apples daily improved weight loss and blood glucose levels in 40 overweight women.