Nutrition Trends in 2008 and What to Expect in 2009

Editor’s Note: I asked a friend of mine, Aaron Wilmot to supply some ‘forecasts’. He is a network marketer promoting health and nutrition products.

As 2008 comes to a close we look back on several popular terms and trends of the past year. Words like fresh, natural, organic, and local became part of our vocabulary. Preservative-free, sugar-free, gluten-fee, and Omega-3 started showing up on labels on every shelf. Grocery lists began including “fortified” and “with live, active cultures.”

In 2008, we saw a flood of new food products boasting their illness-specific benefits. Antioxidants and
nutrient-rich foods became words to live by. Clean Eating became a magazine an exercise program and
best-selling cookbooks.

Trends that will continue to shape how we eat this year will include: phytonutrients, ethical, green,
eco-labels. Natural plant compounds with names like — polyphenols, flavonoids, quercetin, lycopene, lutein and anthocyanins — are beginning to appear on mainstream labels. Studies suggest phytonutrients have disease-fighting properties that trump vitamins and minerals. 2009 will continue to see a rise in foods and beverages that promise relief from joint pain and inflammation.

Growing concerns about the environment, animal welfare and fair trade are fueling companies to
declare a commitment to these issues on food labels and in ad campaigns. With “eating green” predicted to be even bigger in the coming year, look for an even wider range of labels measuring carbon footprint and food miles.

Expect to see more “brain foods” and natural sources of nutrients. Superfruits like pomegranates and acai berries will give way to the goji berry (from which Himalayan goji juice is derived) and seabuck. By the way if you are interested in this product you can purchase it at Goji Juice Planet. This website also has alot of useful
resources and facts concerning both GoChi and Himalayan gGoji Juice…. Cacao will continue to be
seen an larger percentages in chocolate bars as it and other brain foods such as green tea , boast of their ability to improve memory, sharpen concentration, and even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

A big trend in Europe, “beauty foods,” is also creeping into the marketplace. U.S. consumers,
continue to be lured by any product that promises beauty. Beauty-from-within products – nutricosmetics or cosmeceuticals- are claiming to help on the anti-aging front.