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Chondroitin
Surface here is educational only; do not use without medical supervision. Our editorial verdict is SKIP-FOR-NOW — current cost / risk / redundancy puts it below the line.
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▸ Editor's verdict SKIP-FOR-NOW MEDIUM
"Mixed evidence in osteoarthritis — some trials positive (Reginster, Bruyère studies; GAIT trial showed benefit only in moderate-severe pain subgroup), most large independent trials null or marginal (Wandel meta-analysis 2010 in BMJ: pooled effect size of 0.04 across 10 RCTs, essentially placebo). For an asymptomatic 20-year-old MMA athlete without arthritic joints, the indication doesn't exist. Glucosamine + chondroitin combinations are popular in combat-sport recovery culture but the evidence in young athletes with healthy joints is essentially nonexistent. Better prophylactic joint tools: collagen peptides (UC-II, hydrolyzed type 1 collagen) with growing tendon-and-joint evidence."
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