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littlexsparkeetoday at 6:51 PM0 repliesview on HN

note this is only the case for those with early-stage cognitive decline. for healthy individuals, it actually has neuroprotective effects.

> Glucosamine mimicked the effects of a low-carbohydrate diet in a prior animal research, resulting in increased lifespan [21], and studies consistently showed that a low-carbohydrate diet protects against dementia [22, 23]. An animal study suggested that glucosamine may promote cognitive function by impacting energy metabolism [20]; other animal models have indicated the neuroprotective and anti-neuroinflammatory effects of glucosamine

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10052856/