Bone broth

[[File:Alex_Jones_tries_bone_broth.gif|150px|thumb|The [[deep state]] hates bone broth!]]
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'''Bone broth''' (or '''stock'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chowhound.com/food-news/175967/nagging-question-whats-the-difference-between-chicken-stock-and-chicken-broth/|title=What's the Difference Between Chicken Stock and Chicken Broth?|last=Souder|first=Amy|date=April 10, 2016|work=Chowhound|access-date=2018-11-29|via=}}</ref>) is a potable liquid ([[water]] with optional added flavors) in which animal bones have been simmered. Rich broths are an integral part of culinary traditions across the globe and are served as expensive beverages for brainless hipsters in [[Fun:New York City|New York City]]<ref>[https://www.brodo.com Brodo Broth Co.] - now opening its '''fourth''' <small>''(!?)''</small> location!</ref> and in soups and stews for everyone else.

Though not very nutritious by itself,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theringer.com/2018/2/1/16959518/bone-broth-economics|title=Why Do We Still Believe in “Bone Broth”?|last=Knibbs|first=Kate|date=Feb. 1, 2018|work=The Ringer|access-date=2016-11-29|quote=...less a superfood and more of ''barely a food''.}}</ref> bone broth is the subject of a [[Diet woo|diet cult]] with a sizeable and ''soup''-er wacky <small>(sorry)</small> following, particularly with the [[paleo diet|"paleo"]] crowd. Accomplished doctors in hucksterology like [[Dr. Oz]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhMHYbLqR0A The Dr. Oz Show: Feb. 8, 2017]</ref> [[Joseph Mercola|"Dr." Mercola]],<ref name="mercola">{{Cite web|url=https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/11/23/nourishing-bone-broth.aspx|title=Bone Broth—A Most Nourishing Food for Virtually Any Ailment|date=November 23, 2014|access-date=2018-11-29|via=}}</ref> and [[Dr. Axe|"Dr." Axe]]<ref name="draxe">{{Cite web|url=https://draxe.com/the-healing-power-of-bone-broth-for-digestion-arthritis-and-cellulite/|title=Bone Broth Benefits for Digestion, Arthritis and Cellulite|last=Axe|first=Josh|date=July 26, 2018|access-date=2018-11-29|via=}}</ref> are all big fans. Other believers include the late Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/22/how-bone-broth-became-kobe-bryants-secret-stone-age-weapon/?utm_term=.23486d12c18c|title=How bone broth became Kobe Bryant’s secret Stone Age weapon|work=Washington Post|last=Peter|first=Holley|date=January 25, 2015|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> as well as [[Bullshit|noted nutrition expert]] [[Alex Jones]]<ref>[https://www.infowarsstore.com/ultimate-bone-broth-formula.html Ultimate Bone Broth - Infowars Store]</ref>, seen to the right "enjoying" a chocolate bone broth shake.

==The claims==
[[File:Brodo di testina in cottura.jpg|thumb|right|165px|"Honey, bad news about Bessie the Calf…"]]
Bone broth is really nothing more than liquid Jell-O. Collagen (now hydrolyzed as gelatin in bone broth) is a decent [[protein]] source, but it has little flavor. Any flavor present in a particular broth recipe is almost entirely due to added ingredients (primarily [[salt]] and spices). When collagen is ingested, most of it is just broken down in the stomach into [[amino acid]]s, as are many other proteins.<ref name="npr"/>

Most of the more cuckoo claims for bone broth focus on its only real ingredient, collagen, the main protein in connective tissues like bones. For example, the authors of ''Nourishing Traditions,'' an extremely popular<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0967089735&pd_rd_r=0836bca0-f378-11e8-8581-ff357aa136b3&pd_rd_w=xteSe&pd_rd_wg=jgdnk&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=18bb0b78-4200-49b9-ac91-f141d61a1780&pf_rd_r=KX0XV19N30C9BBQV8MZ9&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=KX0XV19N30C9BBQV8MZ9 Amazon: Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and Diet Dictocrats]</ref> series of cookbooks and lifestyle guides, are the source of many commonly-asserted health claims for bone broth, compiled in their follow-up book, ''Nourishing Broth''. Despite their claims, there is no evidence bone broth is beneficial for joint health, wound healing, bone fractures, or immune health. The authors' PhDs are in [[Nutritionist|nutrition science]] and neither are researchers or clinicians.<ref name="npr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/10/384948585/taking-stock-of-bone-broth-sorry-no-cure-all-here|title=Taking Stock of Bone Broth|last=Blaszyk|first=Amy|work=[[NPR]]|date=February 10, 2015|access-date=2018-11-29|via=}}</ref> Both are affiliated with the [[Weston A. Price Foundation]] and have a long history of spewing [[alt-med]] nonsense.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://nourishingbroth.com/wp-content/uploads/BeSouper-KaaylaDanielPhD.pdf|title=Be Souper! 7 Ways to Boost Your Health and Energy with Bone Broth|last=Daniel|first=Kaayla|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref> Research into the effects of collagen on joint, bone and skin health are mixed and inconclusive.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Guillerminet|first=Fanny|last2=Beaupied|first2=Hélène|last3=Fabien-Soulé|first3=Véronique|last4=Tomé|first4=Daniel|last5=Benhamou|first5=Claude-Laurent|last6=Roux|first6=Christian|last7=Blais|first7=Anne|date=2010-03-01|title=Hydrolyzed collagen improves bone metabolism and biomechanical parameters in ovariectomized mice: An in vitro and in vivo study|url=http://www.thebonejournal.com/article/S8756-3282(09)02003-1/abstract|journal=Bone|language=English|volume=46|issue=3|pages=827–834|pmid=19895915|issn=8756-3282}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Guillerminet|first=F.|last2=Fabien-Soulé|first2=V.|last3=Even|first3=P. C.|last4=Tomé|first4=D.|last5=Benhamou|first5=C.-L.|last6=Roux|first6=C.|last7=Blais|first7=A.|date=2012-07-01|title=Hydrolyzed collagen improves bone status and prevents bone loss in ovariectomized C3H/HeN mice|journal=Osteoporosis International|language=en|volume=23|issue=7|pages=1909–1919||pmid=21927918|issn=0937-941X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Daneault|first=A.|date=2014-04-01|title=Hydrolyzed collagen contributes to osteoblast differentiation in vitro and subsequent bone health in vivo|url=http://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584(14)00280-5/fulltext|journal=Osteoarthritis and Cartilage|language=English|volume=22|pages=S131|issn=1063-4584}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jiang|first=J.X.|date=2014|title=Collagen peptides improve knee osteoarthritis in elderly women: A 6-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study|url=http://old.teknoscienze.com//articles/agro-food-industry-hi-tech-collagen-peptides-improve-knee-osteoarthritis-in-elderly-women-a.aspx#.WXCW-oSGNtR|journal=Agro FOOD Indusrty Hi Tech|volume=25|pages=19–23|via=|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183401/http://old.teknoscienze.com//articles/agro-food-industry-hi-tech-collagen-peptides-improve-knee-osteoarthritis-in-elderly-women-a.aspx#.WXCW-oSGNtR|archivedate=2017-09-13|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dar|first=Qurratul-Ain|last2=Schott|first2=Eric M.|last3=Catheline|first3=Sarah E.|last4=Maynard|first4=Robert D.|last5=Liu|first5=Zhaoyang|last6=Kamal|first6=Fadia|last7=Farnsworth|first7=Christopher W.|last8=Ketz|first8=John P.|last9=Mooney|first9=Robert A.|date=2017-04-06|title=Daily oral consumption of hydrolyzed type 1 collagen is chondroprotective and anti-inflammatory in murine posttraumatic osteoarthritis|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=12|issue=4|pages=e0174705|issn=1932-6203|pmc=5383229|pmid=28384173|df=|bibcode=2017PLoSO..1274705D}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Asserin|first=Jérome|last2=Lati|first2=Elian|last3=Shioya|first3=Toshiaki|last4=Prawitt|first4=Janne|date=2015-12-01|title=The effect of oral collagen peptide supplementation on skin moisture and the dermal collagen network: evidence from an ex vivo model and randomized, placebo‐controlled clinical trials|journal=Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology|language=en|volume=14|issue=4|pages=291–301|pmid=26362110|issn=1473-2165|df=}}</ref> In other words, drinking bone broth will probably not improve the appearance of skin, nails or hair.<ref name="mj">{{Cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/11/truth-about-bone-broth/ |title= Enough Already With the Bone Broth Hype|last=Butler|first=Kiera|work=Mother Jones|date=Nov 9, 2015|access-date=2018-11-29|via=}}</ref>

With the supposed health benefits aside, broth is one of many dubious [[folk remedy|folk remedies]] for the [[Virus|common cold]], mostly tongue-in-cheek, but persistent despite a lack of evidence. It just feels nice if not nostalgic to drink soup when you're down. Inhaling the vapor from hot liquids like soup does relieve upper respiratory symptoms. And why pass up an excuse for chicken soup? Just watch the salt (see above).

There are some even more crazy ideas on broth. Many proponents [[Crank magnetism|also spout other alt-med and nutrition woo]], such as bone broth's supposed effects on "leaky gut" syndrome,<ref name="mercola"/><ref name="draxe"/><ref name="mj"/> a bogus condition. In [[traditional Chinese medicine]], bone broth is used to increase the ''[[qi]]'' of body organs, including the kidney,<ref>[https://www.tcmworld.org/recipes/beef-bone-broth/ Beef bone broth] Traditional Chinese Medicine Foundation</ref> whatever that means, as details on how this works is never really explained.

Collagen still has numerous non-woo medical applications in wound care and cosmetic surgery.{{explain}}

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