Joint Pain Supplements - Are they worth it?
Image Source - which.co.uk Which? research shows that some supplement manufacturers are making misleading claims on their products - as a result, people could be wasting money on unnecessary food supplements. Other manufacturers use clever language and font sizes to exaggerate the effect that some ingredients have. So although only a small minority of people actually need supplements, a third of adults in our survey told us they regularly take them. The supplements industry was valued at £385 million in 2012. Misleading claims The most popular supplements people take are multivitamins, glucosamine supplements for joint health, and probiotic tablets and drinks. However, all health claims relating to glucosamine and joint health have been rejected by the EU. Claims that probiotics improve digestive health were also rejected. In the past five years, products (food, drink and supplements) that want to carry a health claim have had to submit the evidence behind that claim to the EU's Eu