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Weight loss and your joints
alinatoli1
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Even minor weight loss can be an effective preventative health measure for Osteoarthritis
•Every pound lost can take four pounds of pressure off the knees.
•Weight loss may help stop the progression of hip and knee osteoarthritis.
•A weight reduction of 10% was shown to improve knee function by 28% in a study of women with symptomatic knee.
•Another study of women with a body mass index of 25 or greater found that losing just 11 pounds can reduce the risk of developing knee OA by half.
•Every pound lost can take four pounds of pressure off the knees.
•Weight loss may help stop the progression of hip and knee osteoarthritis.
•A weight reduction of 10% was shown to improve knee function by 28% in a study of women with symptomatic knee.
•Another study of women with a body mass index of 25 or greater found that losing just 11 pounds can reduce the risk of developing knee OA by half.
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