A health food store (or health food shop) is a type of grocery store that primarily sells health foods, organic foods, local produce, and often nutritional supplements. Health food stores typically offer a wider or more specialized selection of foods than conventional grocery stores for their customers, for example people with special dietary needs, such as people who are allergic to the gluten in wheat or some other substance, and for people who observe vegetarian, vegan, raw food, organic, or other alternative diets.
The term health food has been used since the 1920s to refer to specific foods claimed to be especially beneficial to health, although the term has no official definition. Some terms that are associated with health food are macrobiotics, natural foods, organic foods and whole foods. Macrobiotics is a diet focusing primarily on whole cereals. Whole cereals, along with other whole foods, are foods that are minimally processed. Whole cereals have their fiber, germ and hull intact and are considered more nutritious. Natural foods are simply foods that contain no artificial ingredients. Organic foods are foods that are grown without the use of conventional and artificial pesticides and must meet certain organic standards.
Nutritional supplementsEdit
Most health food stores also sell dietary supplements, like vitamins, herbal supplements and homeopathic remedies. Herbal supplements have never been regulated until the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products came into force on 30 April 2004. The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive, 2004/24/EC, was established to provide a regulatory approval process for herbal medicines in the European Union (EU).
HistoryEdit
Whole Foods Market has brought large, multi-national corporate buying power to the health food store industry
Many foods which are now commonplace in groceries first entered the market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Efforts by early health pioneers such as F.A. Sawall, Paul Bragg, Sylvester Graham, John Harvey Kellogg, George Ohsawa, Ellen White and others spurred an interest in health food.
One of the early health food stores, "Thomas Martindale Company" is thought to be founded in 1869 by English immigrant Thomas Martindale in Oil City, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3] Martindale advocated for healthy living and physical exercise through education and a series of books he authors.[2] In the 1920s and 1930s health food stores gained popularity.[4]
Frank A. Sawall, began selling powdered mineral drinks door to door and lecturing around the United States on the benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements, before opening "Sawall Health Food Products, Inc.", in 1936.[citation needed] It began with powdered minerals and vitamins and also sold natural and organic foods. Frank A. Sawall, a biochemist, was described as "America's Outstanding Health Teacher and Nationally known Nutritionist" in newspapers across the United States. Sawall Health Foods is the oldest family-owned health foods store in the United States, with its fifth generation of Sawall's working in the business that is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[5][6][better source needed] Health food stores in the United States became more common in the 1960s.[7]
^Marshall, Lisa (7 January 2016). "Legacy natural product companies, retailers share lessons for the future". Natural Foods Merchandiser.
^Jenkins, Nancy (1984-04-04). "Health Food And The Change In Eating Habits". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
External linksEdit
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Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2021). Health Foods Movement Worldwide (1875–2021): Extensively Annotated Bibliography And Sourcebook(PDF). Lafayette, CA: Soyinfo Center. ISBN9781948436458.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Health food store news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message A health food store or health food shop is a type of grocery store that primarily sells health foods organic foods local produce and often nutritional supplements Health food stores typically offer a wider or more specialized selection of foods than conventional grocery stores for their customers for example people with special dietary needs such as people who are allergic to the gluten in wheat or some other substance and for people who observe vegetarian vegan raw food organic or other alternative diets Organic vegetables at a farmers market in Argentina Contents 1 Health food 2 Nutritional supplements 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHealth food EditMain article Healthy diet The term health food has been used since the 1920s to refer to specific foods claimed to be especially beneficial to health although the term has no official definition Some terms that are associated with health food are macrobiotics natural foods organic foods and whole foods Macrobiotics is a diet focusing primarily on whole cereals Whole cereals along with other whole foods are foods that are minimally processed Whole cereals have their fiber germ and hull intact and are considered more nutritious Natural foods are simply foods that contain no artificial ingredients Organic foods are foods that are grown without the use of conventional and artificial pesticides and must meet certain organic standards Nutritional supplements EditMost health food stores also sell dietary supplements like vitamins herbal supplements and homeopathic remedies Herbal supplements have never been regulated until the European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products came into force on 30 April 2004 The Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive 2004 24 EC was established to provide a regulatory approval process for herbal medicines in the European Union EU History Edit nbsp Whole Foods Market has brought large multi national corporate buying power to the health food store industryThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Health food store news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Many foods which are now commonplace in groceries first entered the market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Efforts by early health pioneers such as F A Sawall Paul Bragg Sylvester Graham John Harvey Kellogg George Ohsawa Ellen White and others spurred an interest in health food One of the early health food stores Thomas Martindale Company is thought to be founded in 1869 by English immigrant Thomas Martindale in Oil City Pennsylvania 1 2 3 Martindale advocated for healthy living and physical exercise through education and a series of books he authors 2 In the 1920s and 1930s health food stores gained popularity 4 Frank A Sawall began selling powdered mineral drinks door to door and lecturing around the United States on the benefits of vitamin and mineral supplements before opening Sawall Health Food Products Inc in 1936 citation needed It began with powdered minerals and vitamins and also sold natural and organic foods Frank A Sawall a biochemist was described as America s Outstanding Health Teacher and Nationally known Nutritionist in newspapers across the United States Sawall Health Foods is the oldest family owned health foods store in the United States with its fifth generation of Sawall s working in the business that is located in Kalamazoo Michigan 5 6 better source needed Health food stores in the United States became more common in the 1960s 7 See also Edit nbsp Food portal nbsp Companies portalBulk foods a feature of some health food stores Health promotion political aspects in lifestyle changes Lifestyle medicine preventive healthcare based on lifestyle changes Organic food food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming Reformhaus a health food store German speaking Europe Specialty food food made from high quality ingredientsReferences Edit DeGrassa Peg August 23 2021 Martindale s Natural Market celebrates 150 years Daily Times Archived from the original on 2023 10 09 a b Death of Thomas Martindale Printers Ink Printers Ink Publishing Company June 9 1916 p 10 via Google Books Martindale Thomas C A Health Food Store is Founded Physical Culture Magazine New York October 1938 Natural Foods Merchandiser July August 2021 pg 49 50 Natural Foods Merchandiser Magazine July August 2021 Cover page 49 50 better source needed Marshall Lisa 7 January 2016 Legacy natural product companies retailers share lessons for the future Natural Foods Merchandiser Jenkins Nancy 1984 04 04 Health Food And The Change In Eating Habits The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2023 10 11 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Health food stores at Wikimedia Commons Shurtleff William Aoyagi Akiko 2021 Health Foods Movement Worldwide 1875 2021 Extensively Annotated Bibliography And Sourcebook PDF Lafayette CA Soyinfo Center ISBN 9781948436458 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Health food store amp oldid 1179582627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
