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People who take glucosamine often do so BECAUSE of their active lifestyle, most don't have a use for it otherwise.

This study did not control for lifestyle.

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> Covariates

> The UK Biobank used a baseline touch screen questionnaire to assess several potential confounders: ..., lifestyle behaviours (smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index (BMI) and vegetable and fruit consumption),

You seem to not have read other comments, where the same complaint is made, and its answers.




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