Joint & Bone Health

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New NIH website offers easy access to information on bone health.

As part of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA; Parma, Italy) ongoing series of public consultations on health claims guidance, the agency has announced that it will hold a meeting on scientific requirements for gut health and immune function health claims on December 2, 2010, in Amsterdam.

Joint Juice has reformulated its supplement beverage for joint health. The company has now added chondroitin sulfate and vitamin D3 to its formula. In addition to these ingredients, the new 20-calorie drink includes glucosamine, vitamin C, and various antioxidants. 'Using our customers... feedback, we wanted to keep everything that worked well in the original formula, but create an even better product to support an active lifestyle,' said David Ritterbush, COO at the San Francisco-based joint-health beverage company.

TSI Health Sciences’ (Missoula, MT) Pureflex chondroitin sulfate sodium line has obtained self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for use in food and beverages. The company has also obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its Pureflex glucosamine line. The GRAS affirmation for chondroitin was conducted by a panel of independent experts, which deemed the Pureflex products, derived from bovine, avian, marine, and porcine sources, safe when added to conventional foods and beverages.

Originally Published Chewable Probiotic

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Cruciferol Complex Cruciferol Complex is a complex of cruciferous vegetables rich in active metabolites. Epidemiological studies have shown that cruciferous vegetables provide significant protection to healthy cells. The product delivers a full-spectrum complex of active cruciferous metabolites, including sulforaphane, I3C, and isothiocyanates, for the broadest possible activity. Cyvex Nutrition (Irvine, CA), 949/622-9030, www.cyvex.com.

Natural Vitamin E Products May Be Synthetic

Results of a new clinical study on UC-II®, InterHealth Nutraceuticals' (Santa Rosa, CA) Type II collagen product were presented at the American College of Nutrition (Clearwater, FL) on October 3.

Vitamins and minerals have nuanced effects that may vary depending on the study population.

B Vitamins Lower Homocysteine but Not CVD Risk Source: CM Albert et al., "Effect of Folic Acid and B Vitamins on Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality among Women at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Trial," Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 299, no 17 (May 7, 2008): 2027–2036.

Inflammation afflicts a wide swath of Americans. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta), nearly 46 million people in the United States suffer from arthritis and painful joint swelling. But other conditions linked to inflammation, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and asthma, strike millions more and cost tens of billions of dollars per year to treat.

Lack of communication between doctors and patients poses a serious problem for the healthcare industry, especially when it comes to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM; Bethesda, MD), only about 12% of Americans who tried CAM between 1997 and 2004 consulted a licensed healthcare practitioner.

  First, the good news: Herbs are back. Frost & Sullivan’s (San Antonio, TX) latest research indicates that plant-based extracts and ingredients are generating strong interest around the globe. From North America and Europe to the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania, manufacturers are integrating botanicals into a multitude of supplements and functional foods.

Two new studies presented at this year’s meeting of the American College of Rheumatology (Atlanta) have raised hope that dietary supplements can play a greater role in helping people with osteoarthritis (OA) manage their pain. The studies, both of which were six-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials, examined the effects of the supplement ingredients glucosamine and chondroitin. The results, while not conclusive, were promising enough to prompt both research teams to recommend that physicians discuss the supplements with their patients.