What are the health benefits of glucosamine supplements? - Glucosamine is a building block of cartilage so could taking a supplement benefit joint health?

While chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate both have well-documented, beneficial effects in patients with osteoarthritis, the exact molecular actions of these drugs are also unknown.

Millions swear that glucosamine helps them – here in the UK we spend more than £50m a year on it - but is it worth the money? How much glucosamine is in your pills? Most glucosamine supplements ...

The body can make its own glucosamine, but supplements are sometimes used by people looking to relieve pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders. Most glucosamine supplements ...

U.S. consumers spent $753 million in 2012 on supplements of glucosamine and chondroitin in an attempt to relieve pain and stiffness from arthritis, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. But the ...