Fiber supplement may ease arthritis pain, study says

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fiber supplement known for helping digestion may also ease arthritis pain, according to a clinical trial run by the University of Nottingham, the New York Post reports.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the claim under review is that the same product that keeps you regular now keeps you moving. I call that a full-service ingredient.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe trial tested inulin, a natural fibre found in chicory root and Jerusalem artichokes. It ran for six weeks.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJerusalem artichokes. That's a vegetable with a rollout strategy and a premium tier.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHere's the detail I liked.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOnly three point six percent of people given inulin alone dropped out, compared with twenty-one percent of those given physical therapy alone, ScienceDaily says.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty-one percent left physical therapy. Three point six left the spoonful. Nobody quits a spoonful, Hank.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe lead researcher said adding a fibre supplement to breakfast or yogurt could meaningfully reduce pain.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne trial, and she said could. So it's a very confident maybe.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd rate this Mildly Bonkers, and I'd like it noted that the supplement is a team player.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMildly Bonkers, agreed. Six weeks, a clinical trial, and the treatment was breakfast.