Health:Glucosamine supplements 'may cut heart risk'/NewsELA:

Glucosamine supplements 'may cut heart risk' Glucosamine supplements, better known as a remedy for joint pain, may lower a person's risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), research suggests. The findings in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) come from nearly half a million people in the UK. Almost one in five of the 466,039 participants said they took glucosamine. Users were less likely to develop heart and artery diseases or stroke, or die from these conditions. The results suggest a possible benefit, but more and longer studies are needed. It could be that users are generally more healthy, rather than glucosamine having a direct effect, experts caution. What is glucosamine? Glucosamine is a naturally occurring compound found in joint cartilage. The body can make its own glucosamine, but supplements are sometimes used by people looking to relieve pain and symptoms of osteoarthritis and other joint disorders. Most glucosamine supplements are sold in pharmacies and health food shops in the UK as a "food supplement" and not a medicine. They are checked for food safety to ensure they won't do you any harm, but they are not checked for quality or quantity of the "active" ingredient. The active ingredient can be made synthetically or derived from the shells of shellfish. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48256759 NewsELA: Farm-based meat products may soon become a thing of the past https://newsela.com/read/cell-cultured-meat/id/51779/