GELITA promotes bioactive collagen peptides for sports drinks, supplements
May 12, 2021
GELITA will use this year’s virtual Natural Products Expo West event to discuss how GELITA Bioactive Collagen Peptides® (BCP®) are ideal for sports nutrition supplements. Strong ligaments and tendons, bones, and joints, also identified as “white tissue,” are a vital precondition for this. BCP® support white tissue and thus, help to build stamina, strength, athletic agility as well as performance.
New study confirms: specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides reduce knee joint discomfort in young physically active adults
February 16, 2021
Knee pain is a common exercise complaint. Many physical activities can put strain on the knees, causing activity-related joint discomfort, which impairs performance and reduces training gains.
Bone and joint health product launch activity represented under 1% of all global food and beverage launches in 2014 and again in 2015
December 14, 2016
Bone and joint health still remains very niche, with product launch activity tracked by Innova Market Insights with either a bone health or joint health claim representing under 1% of all global food and beverage launches in 2014 and again in 2015.
It’s no secret that the first place age hits the body is in the joints. Rather than sit still and take it, today’s middle-aged and older adults are availing themselves of a number of ingredient options to be able to stay on their toes.
October 31, 2014
Almost a third of adults report some type of joint pain
A new collagen ingredient stimulates the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycans.
March 25, 2013
Gelita USA’s collagen proteins provide the perfect texture in confectionery items. Moreover, specialized collagen in the form of bioactive collagen peptides opens the door to healthy formulations for joint health and beauty-from-within products.
Following an application from Gelita AG, submitted via the Competent Authority of Germany, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to collagen hydrolysate and maintenance of joint health.
Inadequate prescription therapy pain-management, lack of doctor-patient communication about over-the-counter (OTC) medications and easy accessibility of OTC medications may contribute to patients using more than one medication to manage pain,"writes Stacey H. Kovac, Ph.D., from Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center and Duke University in Durham, N.C., and colleagues.
For consumers who dislike the large size and chemical-like odor of most chondroitin and glucosamine supplement pills (often taken together to improve joint health), Renutra Natural Health Products’ newly reformulated Hydra Joint[tm] Total offers a daily dose of Cargill’s OptaFlex[tm] chondroitin in one tablespoon.