Glucosamine + chondroitin evidence, 2007

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Reichenbach S, Sterchi R, Scherer M, et al., Annals of Internal Medicine, 2007 — meta-analysis of chondroitin trials

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Grade
Design
meta analysis
Year
2007
Participants
not reported as a single figure
Ingredient
Glucosamine + chondroitin
Goal
Joint health

Effect

In large, well-blinded trials, chondroitin alone showed minimal symptomatic benefit; small early trials overstated the effect.

Limitations and notes

Why our monograph says "real for some people, absent for many."

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