NXT USA’s TamaFlex improved joint comfort, function, aerobic capacity, and lower body strength of participants significantly, with biomarkers suggesting change.
A meta-analysis published recently in the British Medical Journal concluded that glucosamine and chondroitin, alone or in combination, failed to reduce joint pain or have an impact on narrowing of joint space among patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.
Extremely low birth weight infants who received feedings supplemented with probiotics had better weight gain than infants who were not given the supplements, according to a randomized, controlled, double-blind study.
The uptick in business for CROs is a positive indication that dietary supplement and functional food companies are doing more research on their products.
A lawsuit filed in California claims that 10 types of fish oil supplements tested contain the toxic industrial compound PCB, and that manufacturers and sellers need to warn consumers under the state’s Proposition 65.