
Mention the word "innovation" and jump into your mind should be "technology".Technology, after all, in the past three decades has achieved great development, let alone a human history of two million years.But in USANA, as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the company, we think about the different types of innovation: nutrition innovation.
Thirty years is worth thinking over by a milestone.Nutrition field in the past 30 years has developed rapidly, USANA was also involved in the process.At a time let's review the nutrition and health care field top innovation in the past 30 years.This article will be the best nutrition research in recent years, product and technology progress of crash course!(in no particular order listed below.
- Food fortification
Human body need two types of nutrients: huge amounts of nutrients and micronutrients.Huge amounts of nutrients including protein, fat, and carbohydrates -- these are the body of nutrients are needed.Micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) is the body needs a small amount of nutrients.
Vitamins and minerals to assist many important body functions, but unfortunately, many people lack the necessary quantity.The scientists to stop the public's lack of vitamins and minerals and develop food fortification process.Food fortificationthe原因很简单:因为人们无法摄入充足的微量营养素,科学家们便开发出在食品中添加微量营养素的方法。这在谷物和奶制品等主食中尤为普遍。
Food fortification is not novel process, since the 1920 s has become a common practice in many countries.But why this process is still in the list of nutritional innovation in recent years?The answer is simple: food fortification in many developing countries is still a relatively new process.In 1970, for example, only 20% of the world's household consumption of iodized salt, and the proportion reached 70% in 2008.
- Microbiota research
The new study constantly shaping scientists' understanding of the human body.Some scientists in the near future will be to focus attention on the focus in the study of the gut.Specifically is microbiota - trillions microorganisms living in the small intestine and large intestine.
Your microbiota in helps the body metabolize toxic food compounds, processing and generate the micronutrients, and decomposition of complex carbohydrates and so on is very important.All in all, microbes can help protect the body and digest food - both role is very important for health.*
So what is the role nutrition?Of these you microbiota trillions of microbes play a different role.If all microorganisms as usual comfort, when your microbes are in a state of "balanced", these different microbes of peaceful coexistence, won't produce any problems.Recent studies show that there are many kinds of factors can break the balance.One of the factors is diet.
Many dietary factors will affect your microbiota in microbial species.If you have heard of live yuanheProbiotics.That could explain the problem.Probiotics.食物和补充品中含有活性细菌(有益菌!),这些细菌有助于补充和维持微生物群的平衡。 *
- Tracking a huge amount and micronutrients
As mentioned above, your body needs huge amounts of nutrients and micronutrients, one - and both need particular weight.(this is why nutrition labels list daily intake percentage (DV).)But the question is: each person's body is unique, so everyone have different nutritional needs.Of course, in addition to basic levels of nutrition intake, the nutrition you need depends on your body and exercise, and tailored health and health care goals.
The good news: thanks to a variety of fitness and nutrition applications that track your huge amount and micronutrient intake much easier.Whatever your goal is to add muscle, lose weight, or maintain existing health condition, these applications can help you set goals, track your nutrition related a number of data points, and identify dietary changes can help you reach that goal.
These applications (usually used in conjunction with monitoring heart rate watches) has demonstrated the development of technology and innovation to promote progress in the field of nutrition.
- To identify the allergen
Food allergy and sensitivity than before the cognition has been widely spread.This triggered the emergence of large amounts of the allergen products.No matter you are lactose intolerant or allergic to gluten or tree nuts, every year there are more and more products into the market, keep you safe to eat.In USANA, we provide a wide range of very early the allergen products.
- Doses of vitamin D
When it comes to healthy bones, your body depends on two kinds of micronutrients: vitamin D and calcium.vitaminD有助于身体吸收钙质,但其作用远不止于此,泛指支持健康的免疫系统到促进正常的肌肉功能都与此有关,更不用说它是您饮食的重要部分。科学家和营养学家多年来都低估了人体每天对维生素 D 的需求量。 *
Many data suggested daily intake of 600 to 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D, but this may not be enough to prevent vitamin D deficiency.If you fail to adequate vitamin D intake, you might not be able to best state.Vitamin D helps to maintain energy levels and support a balanced mood.*
Essential nutrients in USANA, we adjusted the USANA cells and vitamin D supplements of formula, the new formula in front of the other companies shift formula contains a much higher doses of vitamin D had.Daily intake of such high doses of vitamin D helps the body to maintain normal levels of vitamin D, without having to worry about the sun.
- Widely used in the traditional herbal medicine
Is getting more and more popular in recent years, the United States and the European tradition Chinese medicine (TCM).This kind of health and health care treatment alternative architecture notice to maintain balance and include a variety of solutions, such as acupuncture, massage, and cupping.Traditional Chinese medicine medical architecture including dietary factors.
Some health professionals in the United States have adopted the therapy combined with western medicine.Although Chinese medicine is not innovation, because of herbal medicine has a history of several centuries, but Chinese medicine together with other medical architecture in the form of innovation supplement each other.
- Upgrading of grape seeds

A lot of waste food industry is not secret ingredients.Of course, people have been looking for reducing waste or the method of using waste again.This is why USANA use grape seed.
The story begins with polyphenols, it is a kind of micronutrients found in plants.Polyphenol intake associated with many health benefits - as a result, people naturally want to maximize the intake of polyphenols.The polyphenol content in many supplements come from ocean pine bark, but this is a limited resource.In USANA, our scientists found that grape seed contains the same level of polyphenols, which also contains no other polyphenols in pine bark.This is not the best part.Grape seed is usually food waste, USANA through polyphenols extracted from the seeds and reduces the food waste.
- Higher protein intake
Most people, especially the fitness enthusiasts are very familiar with the benefits of eating high protein food.Protein is good for the brain and helps the body to build and repair muscle tissue.Recommended daily protein intake is usually between 0.8 to 0.83 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight.
But recent research suggests that consuming more protein has some benefits, especially to lose weight.High-protein diet (i.e., the recommended intake of contain more protein than before the diet) proved help weight management and promote the synthesis of lean muscle.
- Meat substitutes
Can prove most long-term vegetarian, follow the example of meat flavor and taste of meat substitutes of plant has been a long time ago.But over the years, these products are not close to the meat, and nutrition is not rich.The latest products is completely reversed the situation.
Now, vegetarian, vegan, and don't eat much red meat can be in the supermarket to buy all kinds of meat substitutes.These recent research and development of nutritional products contain a ground beef the same content of protein level, but have less fat and cholesterol.In addition, tastes and textures are more similar than before to the real meat.
- gi
Your blood sugar level will rise after eating carbohydrates.It is not a problem - after all, carbohydrate is the necessary nutrients - but you need to remember that it has been proved that some foods can be compared to other let your blood sugar to rise even higher.It is introduced the concept of gi.gi主要是衡量食物中碳水化合物含量及其导致血糖上升速度的方法,它也能为食物指定相应数值。
The glycemic index (GI) between 1-55 food defined as low GI foods.Defined between 56-69 food gi in food, more than 69 are defined as high sugar index.
Some people use GI as standard to follow, the so-called GI diet.This diet GI value of the focus on food.In USANA, we can consider gi in the research and development of food products, to provide you with products of low gi.
reference
https://www.who.int/health-topics/food-fortification
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8066912/
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/microbiome/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-d/art-20363792
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-d/art-20363792
https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-polyphenols
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/chinese-medicine.