Joint & Bone Health

Manufacturers are casting a wider net for collagen, spanning beauty and joint health to sports nutrition.

The magnesium supplements market is still largely untapped, with lots of potential for growth.

2018’s most unexpected supplement sales trends, according to SPINS.

New research and ingredients from collagen manufacturers as they continue their push into the sports nutrition space.

Although the public has yet fully to appreciate vitamin K2, advocates are working overtime to change that. Here’s how an official recommended daily intake (RDI) value could help.

Until recently, the company had given first right of use to supplement retailer GNC, but the ingredient is now open to the rest of the market.

The ingredient is a blend of type I and type II collagen, calcium, phosphorus, and glycosaminoglycans-ingredients that support bone, muscle, and joint health.

Hydrolyzed CHiKPRO Broth Protein Isolate provides both a complete amino acid profile for muscle building plus type II collagen for joint support.

Gencor, Levagen’s supplier, says the ingredient has been clinically shown to benefit those suffering from joint discomfort, and that it also supports a healthy anti-inflammatory response.

BioCell Collagen will be featured in the new Targeted Choice Joint Support supplement from Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. 

These solutions address consumer trends in healthy aging, active nutrition, digestive health, cognitive health, beauty from within, and more.

Not only do 75% of Americans take supplements, but 87% of U.S. adults have overall confidence in the safety, quality, and effectiveness of dietary supplement products, the survey found.

A recent study published in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health explored the relationship between the health of mothers during pregnancy and long-term development of their daughters’ skeleton.

Innovative formulations and a widening consumer base are redefining the joint-health category.

Ethical Naturals, which supplies GreenGrown, a vegetable-sourced glucosamine ingredient that serves as an alternative to shellfish-sourced glucosamine, is now sharing the full list of patents worldwide covering GreenGrown.

Trending or not, classic joint health ingredients remain big sellers. 

Two similar but separate animal studies found that supplementation with tocotrienols from annatto beans (DeltaGold from American River Nutrition; Hadley, MA) in rodents with induced metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes not only supported blood sugar but also bone health.

A collagen supplement containing collagen types I, II, V, and X improved symptoms of joint pain in a new study.

A review of existing data suggests that a balanced diet, rather than long-term restriction of carbohydrates or any other single nutrient, maintains a diverse population of intestinal flora and improves metabolic imbalance in patients with RA.

In a review of 68 existing studies, researchers found that weight reduction, in particular, can help to reduce the progression of osteoarthritis symptoms. They also found that lipid-modifying diets may contribute to reduced symptoms, though the evidence for that outcome was more sparse.

NattoPharma is looking to harness its extensive body of research showing vitamin K2’s heart- and bone-health benefits, as well as establishing clinical biomarkers to demonstrate the consequences of vitamin K2 deficiency, with the hope of one day seeing the creation of a Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) value for K2.

Bioiberica introduced its new Articolageno Caps formula, which is scheduled to launch at the end of the year, and showcased new research on its Tendoactive food supplement for tendon health, at May’s Vitafoods Europe show.

Collagen foods and beverages are expanding the ingredient’s fan base.

In the study, Mythocondro reduced subjects’ knee pain and improved knee function over placebo.

New study results support the development of a new bone-health probiotic category for the company, Probi says.