BoneSTRONG supplement review
BoneSTRONG - what does the research say about this supplement? Is this a good supplement for thosewho have Osteopenia or Osteoporosis? Many supplement companies make strong product claims in their advertising. One of the aims of this web site is to give you the scientific data for evaluating those claims. Frequently asked Questions: - What ingredients does this product contain?
According to the label BoneSTRONG contains: 950 mg of Strontium Citrate, Betaine HC1, Phosphorus (as Dicalicum Phosphate), Magnesium ditrate in a 'proprietary blend"> 2 mg of Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxines) 200 mcg of Folate (as folic acid) 10 mcg of vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin) 951 mg of (Calcium Citrate, Betaine HC1, Magesium Citrate, Boron Picolinnate) in a prorpietary Blend. - What are the directions for using this product?
The product says that you take one capsule per day. - What does the scientific research say about this product?
The product page states: "BoneSTRONG has been clinically proven to increase bone density AND quality. Scientific studies have shown that the ingredients in BoneSTRONG increase bone building activity, which is the key to such remarkable increases in bone density. This not only gives you increased bone density, it gives you healthier and stronger bones." I can find no reports of scientific studies of this particular product published in peer reviewed medical or scientific journals. There are separate studies of the ingredients in the product eg. Vitamin D, Calcium and Strontium but none of the product itself or the combination of all the ingredients on the package. If you read the manufacturers statement again, you will see that the studies might be those about the individual ingredients - rather than studies about the product itself. The question you might ask is if this particular combination of ingredients have been proven to be helpful. It is also noteworthy that the product web site links to the New England Journal of Medicineand refers to articles published there about Strontium's effectiveness. But the now famous article in the New England Journal of Medicine that showed such increase in bonedensity and lowering of fracture risk with the use of Strontium were about the pharmaceutical drug, Protelos or Strontium Ranelate and not strontium citrate. Is there likely to be a difference in results? We do not know. However, I would have more confidence in the manufacturer's claims if the difference were noted. - Is there any research about the combination of ingredients found in this supplement?
There is some research articles that state Strontium and Calcium should not be taken together since they interfere with each other. And there is at least one study that claimed Strontium is more effective when taken after calcium. Also Servier, the French pharmaceutical company that makes Protelos, the pharmaceutical form of Strontium, states that it is most effective when taken last thing at night - just before bedtime. The directions on this supplement are to take one dose in the morning.
Special Note: I do not endorse nor do I refuse to endorse this product. I think that you need to review the information about the product and compare it with other supplements you might be considering. You are the person who will be taking the supplement. There are many studies that show that our beliefs about things we take can strongly affect the results we get from them. I do note that the product has a 'patent pending' and perhaps that is why there is so little research about its effectiveness. What troubles me about the product web site is that the content appears to be offering claims that are not well documents and if you follow the site's links to outside sources some of the material on the landing pages does not really offer specific evidence for what the paragraph containing the link was claiming. Of course this may just be a problem created by a web designer who does not have a strong scientific background. To read more reviews of calcium products scroll down the page for BoneSTRONG and other calcium Supplements
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