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* Thirty percent of shoppers said they “don’t really understand what organic products are”; 38 percent “don’t trust that organics ‘are truly organic.’ ” Still, 59 percent agreed that organics are “good for the environment” and 53 percent that they’re “good for you.” (WSL Strategic Retail)

* Driven by a surge in consumption of peanut butter, the “sweet spread” market is forecast to experience a sales increase of 26 percent between 2008 and 2013. (Mintel)

* Among respondents who suffered lower-back pain in the past year but didn’t have surgery, 35 percent never consulted a medical professional about it.

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