Joint health
The big ingredients in joint health are glucosamine & chondroitin sulfate. Amongst the most important studies supporting the apparent benefits of the ingredients was the $14 million Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT), sponsored by the National Institute of Health, which studied the effects of the supplements in 1,583 people with osteoarthritis
The results, published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (2006, Vol. 354, pp. 795-808), indicated that the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate “significantly decreased” knee pain for people suffering from moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis.
However, in the general study population, which also included people with relatively mild pain, did not show any significant benefits, compared with placebo.
There have been questions marked raised about the supply of chondroitin in recent years, and Synutra Ingredients recently pledged to take a leading role in cleaning up the industry.
