“Habits and Healthspan” U.S. Survey Reveals Barely Half of Consumers* Know that Supplements are not Approved by FDA

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**“Habits and Healthspan” U.S. Survey Reveals Barely Half of Consumers* Know that Supplements are not Approved by FDA**

2024-11-11 21:53 Last Updated At：22:01

ADA, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2024--

Amway, a global entrepreneur-led health and wellbeing company, announced the results of the 2024 “ Habits and Healthspan ” survey which reveals incorrect assumptions and gaps between intent and behavior as U.S. adults 18 to 70 years old struggle to incorporate consistent healthy habits into their daily routine.

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Nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals and botanical products are a staple in most households, with 77% of surveyed adults taking at least one supplement daily. However, despite this widespread use, nearly half of respondents – 47% – mistakenly believe that the FDA approves these products before they are sold to the public.

Consumers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, with two out of three respondents more inclined to buy supplements that offer traceability in which products can be tracked from source to shelf.

“Without FDA approval, consumers must rely on their own research to evaluate and identify trustworthy brands,” notes Will Templeton, head of sustainability for Amway. “The focus on a company’s traceability and sustainability practices has become a crucial factor in their purchasing decisions.”

Americans Face Alarming Prevalence of Gut Issues

Gut health emerges as a significant issue in the U.S. with 62% of respondents reporting having experienced gut problems, and one in three admitting they are currently experiencing a gut issue. Additionally, 42% of those surveyed say they or someone close to them have had gut problems that could not be properly diagnosed by a doctor.

“Gut health is pivotal to our overall wellbeing, with emerging science suggesting an impact beyond digestion to potentially weight, immune function and even our mood,” said Amway VP of Global Nutrition and Research, Dr. Paul Seehra. “Most adults in the U.S. have experienced gut problems yet less than half understand why or what constitutes a healthy gut biome, displaying a need for public education and awareness.”

Parents Struggle to Instill Lasting Healthy Habits in Their Children

Among respondents with children under 18 years old, 98% believe it’s important that their children establish a healthy, lifelong routine before they reach adulthood. Yet among respondents ages 18 to 70 who engaged in a healthy lifestyle behavior in the past 12 months, a staggering 57% of respondents say they started healthy habits because of medical reasons, while markedly fewer – 36% – cite learning behaviors at a young age as a reason for engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviors.

“While establishing healthy habits early is key, these findings indicate that long-term habit formation often does not carry over into adulthood,” explained Holiday Durham, PhD, MS Registered Dietitian, Amway. “Maintaining these behaviors can be difficult but when you are within a circle of family, friends and community that share your goals, it makes it much easier to maintain healthy habits long term.”

To read a further summary of the results from the “Habits and Healthspan” study, visit AmwayGlobal.com.

Amway commissioned this study with Ipsos to understand consumer wants and expectations surrounding supplements and to help identify the gaps between intent and action in other areas of health and wellness. The results of this study will help Amway continue to evolve the company’s strategy, research and purpose with the goal of helping billions of people around the world live better, healthier lives.

About the Study:

*Amway commissioned Ipsos to field an online survey of n=1,000 18- to 70-year-old adults in the U.S., plus an oversample of n=250 Spanish-speaking Hispanic Americans, ages 18 to 70, between August 2 to 12, 2024. Data were weighted to reflect U.S. Census characteristics for these populations on gender, age, region, race/ethnicity, and income. The survey has a credibility interval, a measure of precision for online non-probability polls, of +/- 3.8 percentage points.

About Amway

Amway is an entrepreneur-led global health and wellbeing company based in Ada, Michigan, U.S. It is committed to helping people live better, healthier lives across more than 100 countries and territories worldwide. Top-selling brands for Amway are Nutrilite™, Artistry™ and XS™ – all sold exclusively by entrepreneurs who are known as Amway Business Owners. Amway is the No. 1 direct selling business in the world, according to the 2023 Direct Selling News Global 100 list. For company news, visit: https://www.amwayglobal.com/newsroom.

Hezbollah's spokesman killed in rare Israeli strike on central Beirut, official says

2024-11-17 21:19 Last Updated At：21:20

BEIRUT (AP) — A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in the Gaza Strip, officials said, where Israel has been at war with the Palestinian Hamas for over a year.

The latest in a series of targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials were considering a United States-led cease-fire proposal. Israel also bombed several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has long been headquartered, after warning people to evacuate.

Mohammed Afif, the head of media relations for Hezbollah, was killed in a strike on the Arab socialist Baath party's office in central Beirut, according to a Hezbollah official who was not authorized to brief reporters and so spoke on condition of anonymity.

Afif had remained especially visible after the eruption of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah in September and the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was also targeted by an Israeli airstrike. Last month, Afif had hastily wrapped up a press conference in Beirut ahead of Israeli strikes.

An Associated Press photographer at the scene of Sunday's strike saw four lifeless bodies and four wounded people, but there was no official word on the toll. People could be seen fleeing the neighborhood. There was no comment from the Israeli military.

“I was asleep and awoke from the sound of the strike, and people screaming, and cars and gunfire," said Suheil Halabi, who witnessed the strike. "I was startled, honestly. This is the first time I experience it so close.”

The last Israeli strike in central Beirut was on Oct. 10, when 22 people were killed in strikes on two locations.

Hezbollah began firing rockets, missiles and drones into Israel the day after Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack ignited the war in Gaza. Israel launched retaliatory airstrikes in Lebanon and the conflict steadily escalated, erupting into all-out war in September. Israeli forces invaded Lebanon on Oct. 1.

Hezbollah has continued to fire dozens of projectiles into Israel each day and has expanded their range to the central part of the country. A rocket barrage on the northern city of Haifa on Saturday damaged a synagogue and wounded two civilians.

More than 3,400 people have been killed in Lebanon, according to the country’s Health Ministry, and over 1.2 million driven from their homes. It is not known how many of the dead are Hezbollah fighters.

On the Israeli side, Hezbollah’s aerial attacks have killed at least 76 people, including 31 soldiers, and caused some 60,000 people to flee from communities in the north.

Israeli strikes killed six people in Nuseirat and another four in Bureij, two built-up refugee camps in central Gaza dating back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation.

Another two people were killed in a strike on Gaza’s main north-south highway, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah, which received all 12 bodies.

The war between Israel and Hamas began after Palestinian militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7. last year, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting around 250 others. Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, about a third of them believed to be dead.

The Health Ministry in Gaza says around 43,800 Palestinians have been killed in the war. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but has said women and children make up more than half the fatalities.

Around 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million Palestinians have been displaced, and large areas of the territory have been flattened by Israeli bombardment and ground operations.

Israeli police meanwhile arrested three suspects after flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the coastal city of Caesarea.

Netanyahu and his family were not at the residence when two flares were fired at it overnight, and there were no injuries, authorities said. A drone launched by Hezbollah struck the residence last month, also when Netanyahu and his family were away.

The police did not provide details about the suspects behind the flares, but officials pointed to domestic political critics of Netanyahu. Israel’s largely ceremonial president, Isaac Herzog, condemned the incident and warned against “an escalation of the violence in the public sphere.”

Netanyahu has faced months of mass protests. Critics blaming him for the security and intelligence failures that allowed the Oct. 7 attack to happen and for not reaching a deal with Hamas to release scores of hostages still held inside Gaza. Israelis rallied again in the city of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to demand a cease-fire deal to return them.

Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin seized on the flare attack on Netanyahu's home to call for a revival of his plans to overhaul the Israeli judiciary, which had sparked months of mass protests before the war.

“The time has come to provide full support for the restoration of the justice system and the law enforcement systems, and to put an end to anarchy, rampage, refusal, and attempts to harm the prime minister,” he said in a statement.

Supporters said the judiciary changes aim to strengthen democracy by circumscribing the authority of unelected judges and turning over more powers to elected officials. Opponents see the overhaul as a power grab by Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges and for an assault on a key watchdog.

Many Israelis believe the fierce internal divisions caused by the attempted overhaul had weakened the country and its military ahead of the Hamas assault.

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said in a post on X that he “strongly condemns” the firing of flares at Netanyahu’s home while blasting Levin’s proposal.

“Levin should go home with rest of this irresponsible government,” Lapid wrote. “We will not let him turn Israel into an undemocratic state.”

Melzer reported from Tel Aviv, Israel. Associated Press reporters Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, and Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut contributed.

Find more of AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war