Study: Calcium-collagen chelate effective in slowing bone loss

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A new study by a Florida State University researcher found that a new dietary supplement is superior to calcium and vitamin D when it comes to bone health.

 

Over 12 months, Bahram Arjmandi Margaret A. Sitton, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences and Director of the Center for Advancing Exercise and Nutrition Research on Aging at Florida State, studied the impact of the dietary supplement KoACT versus calcium and vitamin D on bone loss. KoACT is a calcium-collagen chelate, a compound containing calcium and collagen that are bound together.

 

Calcium and vitamin D are generally thought of as the first line of defense when it comes to bone health, but Arjmandi’s research found that the calcium-collagen chelate was more effective in slowing bone loss.

 

Arjmandi’s study is published in the most recent issue of Journal of Medicinal Food.

 

A group of 39 women were randomly divided into two groups, with the control group taking a capsule that was a mix of calcium and vitamin D. The other group took the calcium-collagen chelate.

 

The women taking the calcium-collagen chelate saw substantially less bone loss than the control group over a year’s time. The group taking the calcium-collagen chelate saw a loss of 1.2% in bone mineral density, while the control group saw a 3.8% loss.

 

Arjmandi’s study was funded by ingredient manufacturer AIDP, which markets KoACT.