DIGITAL MAGAZINE Strong bones, flexible joints: Nutrients and formulations that maximize musculoskeletal health
Nutrition’s effect on both bone and joint health is crucial, and at every age consumers can utilize nutritional ingredients to help improve musculoskeletal outcomes. Diets play a role in healthy bone formation and the bone growth/degeneration cycle, along with key ingredients calcium and vitamins D and K2. The market for joint health ingredients is increasingly focused on distinctions in timing. While some joint ingredients such as glucosamine, chondroitin, hyaluronic acid and collagen work more slowly by helping to rebuild cartilage, others like the botanicals curcumin and boswellia, eggshell membrane and omega-3s may work more quickly by helping to manage inflammation.
Takeaways for Your Business: - Astaxanthin opens up the market to arthritis and tendonitis sufferers, athletes and active people.
- The recent VITAL study, challenged by industry, downplayed vitamin D’s role in bone health.
- Vitamins and supplements targeting joints are up 3.5% year over year in dollar percent growth.
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