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General description	Amino sugar important for junk tissue construction.
Found	- seashells
Anti-aging role	- delay osteoarthritis (tablets, injection) - prevent joint swelling - reduce joint pain - local - reduce osteoarthritis and sport injuries symptoms
Deficiency symptoms	Not possible.
Therapeutic doses	- preventive - 300 - 500 g three times a day - slowing bone degeneration - 3 g a day - osteoarthritis - 400 mg injected in joint two times a week
Maximum safe level	Not established.
Side effects	- flatulance - heartburn - stomach upset - headache - to prevent side effects, take glucosamine supplements with meal
Contraindications	- seashell allergy
Interactions	- it's assumed that glucosamine interfer with Boswellia Serrata (Ayurveda plant) - sinergistic, prevent arthritis - varfarin - antitumor drugs
High risk groups	- older people
Composition formulas	- usually as glucosamine sulphate, in supplements for joint health - usually in combination with MSM and/or chondroitine - in creams for rerducing joint pain in sport injuries, reumatoid arthritis, combinated with camphor and menthol - glucosamine sulphate injections - glucosamine chloride is not effective
Other remarks	- glucosamine is not the same as N-acetilglucosamine - sulphat is needed for cartilage construction, that's why chondrotine sulphate is the most effective

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