Which is better for cartilage or is there a difference?!

The original researchers, however, clearly relate all of the observed benefits relative to osteoarthritis to "glucosamine" not to the sulfate. When ingested, glucosamine sulfate is fully ionized in the stomach by the relatively strong concentration of hydrochloric acid (pH 1 - 3) naturally present. As a result, glucosamine ions and sulfate ions are thoroughly mixed with an overwhelming number of chloride and hydrogen ions from the hydrochloric acid. If you could stop at this point and recover the glucosamine salt, you would get 99+% glucosamine hydrochloride as the sulfate is essentially lost due to its very low concentration relative to the extremely large amount of hydrochloric acid present.

I wouldn't recommend you to add HCl to your diet.

hydrochloric acid..? HCl(-), right..?

(04-08-2010 12:47 PM)TsangBokyan Wrote:  hydrochloric acid..? HCl(-), right..?

Yep, kids are stupid...

Glucosamine Hydrochloride (HCL) has higher bioavailability; that is, it is absorbed to about double the extent glucosamine sulfate is. Hydrchloride and sulfate are just different salt versions of the same thing. Either one will do the trick.

But don't take glucosamine for height increase. It builds up your joints only, not your epiphyseal (growth) plate. (Trust me, I've looked - only in ovariectomized rats and in very high doses, massive doses in proportion to humans, did it stimulate growth on the epiphyseal disk.) Besides, I'm also paranoid it will grow my nose, since glucosamine is the building block of cartilage. It also causes insulin resistance, which can lead to hypergylcemia and elevated levels of blood triglycerides, none of which are good for growth.

Glucosamine and Chondroitin help with disc degeneration. They should help your discs reach their full potential but not exceed it. Everyone has some disc degeneration.

did u get any result?

I am not sure about HCl but i would like to know .
Can you explain more .