If you have lots of ambitious plans for the future.

I've got a whole series of new books I want to write thousands of more videos to script,

but guess what? None of us may be able to do any of the things we want to do if

we don't have our health. Welcome to the Nutrition Facts Podcast. I'm your host

Dr. Michael Greger.

Did you know that billions are spent on glucoseamine supplements every year?

Do they work? Are they safe? Let's find out.

Global sales of glucoseamines supplements is estimated at $2 billion.

Glucosemin is a precursor to two of the major components of cartilage, though at the marginal

blood levels achieved by supplementation, what would not expect it to contribute much to cartilage

formation directly.

There are marked inconsistency in the clinical research literature as to whether it works

at all.

The most potent predictor of trial results, industry funding. Studies sponsored by the product makers

themselves showed that their patented products were beneficial but independently

funded studies showed glucose

mean had no effect.

This has raised serious concerns about publication bias.

The suspicion that the glucoseamine industry quietly shelved rather than published any studies that didn't go their way. the to the current American College of Rheumatology Guidelines strongly recommending against the use of

glauceomy.

The pro-scription against glauceomy is echoed by some expert consensus guidelines,

for example the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,

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