Nutritional Outlook Vol. 29, No. 7

As joint structure degrades, pain and mobility become problems. Certain supplement ingredients may help maintain joint integrity and forestall pain and poor function as one ages.

In light of generic "gut health" claims in the market, brands that clearly support and label the specific mechanisms of their ingredients—fiber's physicochemical effects vs prebiotics' microbiome-selective action—stand to differentiate rather than commoditize.