Krill oil and joints

What 2 graded rows on krill oil agree on for joints, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Krill oil page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Krill oil page, with its PubMed record.

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Krill oil and joints

2 rows · 497 people

Split. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.

No difference

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

Grade C× 1
No effect× 1

Rows: 2
Trials: 2
People: 497

Where they differ

From the rows

When published

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 235 people (2022) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.

The row that found no difference is newer (2024) than the row that found an improvement (2022).

The rows

1 improved · 1 no difference

Grade CKnee pain, stiffness and function · Improved
RCT · n 235 · 2022 · Adults with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis
4 g/day · 6 months
Pain, stiffness and function improved modestly more than placebo; the Omega-3 Index rose from 6.0% to 8.9%.
Row on the Krill oil page · PubMed 35880828 (opens PubMed)
No effectKnee pain in knee osteoarthritis with synovitis · No difference
RCT · n 262 · 2024 · Adults with knee osteoarthritis, significant pain and effusion-synovitis on MRI
2 g/day · 24 weeks
Knee pain did not improve versus placebo.
Row on the Krill oil page · PubMed 38776073 (opens PubMed)

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