Aroma NZ's green-lipped mussel extract beats glucosamine in joint pain study

摘要

GlycOmega PLUS green-lipped mussel extract from Aroma NZ is more effective than glucosamine at treating joint pain and stiffness, according to the results of a newly published independent clinical study carried out at the University of Queensland in Australia.In the randomised study, published in the journal Inflammopharmacology, 38 knee osteoarthritis sufferers took 3,000mg daily of either GlycOmega PLUS green-lipped mussel extract or glucosamine sulphate over 12 weeks. They were asked to record the severity of their knee pain and stiffness at the beginning and end of this period - using the well-established WOMAC and Lequesne indexes.