GLUCOSAMINE AND INSULIN RESISTANCE: A SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT RESEARCH

In the early 1980's, Glucosamine Sulfate was introduced as a non -FDA approved, herbal supplement for the treatment of oteoarthritis (Adams, 1999).Preliminary evidence shows that long -term use of Glucosamine can slow joint space narrowing caused by osteoarthritis (Adams). Animal studies w...

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Main Author: Blackwell, Amy Marie
Other Authors: Gagan, Mary Jo
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/609992
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/609992