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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate: No Better Than Placebo in Slowing Cartilage Loss

Posted on October 01, 2008

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Sebastian KaulitzkiGlucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are two of the most popular dietary supplements used for the treatment of arthritis and joint pain.Now, according to a University of Utah study, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients.This was an ancillary study concurrently conducted on a subset of the patients who were enrolled in the prospective, randomized GAIT (Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial). The primary objective of this anc...

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