Word: chondroitin
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Long known to science, these twin medical "miracles"-- glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate--are compounds that occur naturally in the cartilage cushioning the joints. In the body, glucosamine stimulates production of the building blocks of cartilage, while chondroitin sulfate blocks the action of enzymes that break down old cartilage. But can capsules taken orally do the same thing? Some European doctors are convinced they can, and have been using the supplements since the early 1980s to treat osteoarthritis, the common form of arthritis caused by wear and tear (not to be confused with rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease...