Utah Governor Opens Nature's Sunshine's Hughes Center for Research and Innovation
28 February 2015 - 3:30AM
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:NATR), a leading natural
health and wellness company engaged in the manufacture and direct
sale of premium-quality nutritional and personal care products,
today announced it is opening a multi-million dollar research
center to uncover the effects of nutritional products on the human
body.
Americans spend over $34 billion annually on nutritional
supplements.1 According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 34 percent of Americans have metabolic
syndrome and are three times more likely to have a heart
attack, stroke and diabetes. Globally, 39 percent of adults were
overweight in 2014, and 13 percent were obese.2 Additionally, heart
disease is a factor in over 30 percent of all deaths.3
"The Hughes Center for Research and Innovation is designed to
help combat health mega-trends driven by diet and lifestyle choices
through natural, nutritionally therapeutic products," said Gregory
L. Probert, Nature's Sunshine Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
"Combining our scientists with new technology, we will continue to
lead development of effective herbal and nutritional products for
consumers worldwide by studying supplement interactions at a
molecular level."
"We are opening the most advanced research center of its kind to
discover solutions because we are deeply committed to identifying
the most effective natural products to combat these growing
mega-trends," said Probert. "We are thrilled Utah Governor, Gary
Herbert, is officially opening this significant expansion, which is
a signal of economic strength and nutritional supplement
advancements."
Equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation, the
multi-million-dollar Hughes Center allows scientists to analyze
interactions between the body's systems and nutritional supplements
at a molecular level, thereby guiding discovery to the most
bioactive and efficacious formulations.
"The Hughes Center for Research and Innovation incorporates some
of the most advanced technology in the industry," said Dr. Matthew
Tripp, Nature's Sunshine Chief Scientific Officer. "For example,
the Flexmap3D can analyze 500 analytes, such as genes and proteins,
from a single human sample, such as a drop of blood."
"Moreover, with this machine, 144,000 data points can be
analyzed in one hour, which provides rapid quantitative analyses of
various biomarkers."
A team of chemists, biologists and physicians will work from the
5,400 sq. ft. center, which includes labs, clinical space and exam
rooms for consultations and clinical studies.
About Nature's Sunshine Products
Nature's Sunshine Products (Nasdaq:NATR), a leading natural
health and wellness company, markets and distributes nutritional
and personal care products through a global direct sales force of
over 660,000 independent Managers, Distributors and customers in
more than 40 countries. Nature's Sunshine manufactures most of its
products through its own state-of-the-art facilities to ensure its
products continue to set the standard for the highest quality,
safety and efficacy on the market today. The Company has four
reportable business segments that are divided based on the
characteristics of their Distributor base, similarities in
compensation plans, as well as the internal organization of NSP's
officers and their responsibilities (NSP Americas; NSP Russia,
Central and Eastern Europe; Synergy WorldWide; and China and New
Markets). The Company also supports health and wellness for
children around the world through its partnership with the Sunshine
Heroes Foundation. Additional information about the Company can be
obtained at its website, www.naturessunshine.com.
1 Nutrition Business Journal, Supplement Business Report
2014
2 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
3 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs317/en/
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