Dietary Supplements Glucosamine and/or Chondroitin Fare No Bette...

Courtesy NCCAM Featured Content  Mon, 09/29/2008 - 14:00

The dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, together or alone, appeared to fare no better than placebo in slowing loss of cartilage in osteoarthritis of the knee, researchers from the Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial (GAIT) team report in the October issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism .

Interpreting the study results is complicated, however, because participants taking placebo had a smaller loss of cartilage, or joint space width, than predicted.

Loss of cartilage, the slippery material that cushions the joints,...

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