This supplement doesn’t seem to cause many side effects in people with mild knee or joint pain—only 4 out of 100 people had minor stomach issues, while 16 out of 100 people on a fake pill did.

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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Krill Oil, Astaxanthin, and Oral Hyaluronic Acid Complex on Joint Health in People with Mild Osteoarthritis

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2023 Aug 29

The study tested a joint health supplement and found that fewer people who took it had side effects (4%) compared to those who took a fake pill (16%), mostly mild stomach issues. This matches exactly what the claim says.

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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Krill Oil, Astaxanthin, and Oral Hyaluronic Acid Complex on Joint Health in People with Mild Osteoarthritis

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DOI: 10.3390/nu15173769

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