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November 2000

Health Supplement Retailer is dedicated to providing information for and about the dietary supplement industry to health food stores, pharmacies, manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, brokers, and others interested in the industry. According to HSR, more health food stores receive HSR than any other industry magazine. More than 16,000 retailers receive HSR magazine.


November 2000 - Table of Contents
Volume 6, Number 11

Featured Section

  • Regulatory Concersn Cloud Functional Foods / Nutraceutical Catergory
    What is a nutraceutical? A functional food? Government agencies, marketing firms, food manufacturers and consumers are bringing varied expectations to the table and only time will tell how they mesh. HSR examines the current regulatory climate surrounding functional foods and nutraceauticals, and what the future may hold for this hot marketing category.

  • Clicks and Bricks
    At least in its current state, the Internet is not the sales revolution it was purported to be, as evident in the growing number of e-commerce business failures. That may change in the future, but for now, retailers can only hope to harness the power of this new medium to improve their businesses. This article takes a look at the state of e-commerce and health supplements, as well as how supplement retailers can use the Internet effectively and profitably.

  • Annual Guide To Vitamins
    In its millenial apperance, this annaul guide details the general background and the science behind five major vitamins and is desgined as a resource for retailers and their customers. Included this year are:
    • Vitamin A
    • Vitamin B
    • Vitamin C
    • Vitamin E
    • Vitamin K

Columns

  • Viewpoint
    Try Not To Yawn

  • Personal Care
    Natural Beauty Champions the Cruelty Free Cause

Departments

  • News and Trends
    Survey shows American sturning to supplements for cancer prevention.

  • Government Watch
    Ephedra hearing inspires comment.

  • Studies and Research
    FDA reaffirms soy claim

  • Products

  • Ad Index

  • Classifieds