Glucosamine, made from shellfish shells, may have exciting new health benefits, possibly even extending life
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS April 22, 2014 -
Could the elixir of youth in fact be a potion made from the shells of crab, lobster and shrimp?
Last week, in the highly respected journal Nature Communications, scientists reported how the food supplement glucosamine, often made from shellfish, can make mice live nearly 10 per cent longer.
The researcher, Dr Michael Ristow, a biochemist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, believes glucosamine makies the body think it's on a low-carb, high-protein diet.
Glucosamine appears to protect against several common causes of death, according to a 2012 study by The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in the U.S.
To Read Full Story Login Below.