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Combining mussel with fucoidan as a supplement for joint pain and prediabetes: Study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial.
Abstract
Pharmaceutical drugs are beneficial to inflammatory conditions but with side effects, which led to the search for alternative therapies. , the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, have shown promise in placebo-controlled trials for inflammatory conditions. Fucoidan, an extract from seaweed , has been found to have beneficial effects on joint pain and insulin resistance. However, green-lipped mussel and fucoidan have never been combined.