x Q Would you recommend the glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate arthritis treatment?
One of the newest treatments for osteoarthritis are two supplements naturally found in the body that are essential to the metabolism of cartilage. These supplements, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, have been claimed to ease pain and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis. Currently these supplements are in the last stages of clinical testing to show objective improvements. The multi-center study results are due out by the end of this year. These supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. There is no quality control of these products, and while Natalie Eddington, PhD, a More Glucosamine links: Quackwatch PubMed on Glucosamine Glucosamine Resource Center pharmacist and associate professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland, has tested about thirty brands of these two supplements, a few contained significantly less of the substance than the label claimed. To be on the safe side, read all labels carefully and avoid chondroitin made from s
