Intensive Weight Loss Combined with Exercise Can Help Reduce Arthritic Knee Pain

Oct. 23, 2013 - PRLog -- The leading cause of disability in overweight and obese adults is knee osteoarthritis, but by losing just 10 percent of body weight in combination with exercise, adults can regain mobility and reduce inflammation. When compared to exercise alone, intensive weight loss combined with increased activity proves to be the key to avoiding and recovering from knee osteoarthritis, according to a study at Lake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

A chronic condition labeling the breakdown of cartilage in the knee joint, knee osteoarthritis causes immobility and severe pain. Approximately 250 million people worldwide suffer from knee osteoarthritis, and about 27 million of them live in the United States. With obesity on the rise, those numbers are expected to increase. People who are overweight, having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25, double their risk of knee osteoarthritis while people who are obese, having a BMI greater than 30, quadruple their risk.

Losing weight rapidly but safely helps people avoid or improve osteoarthritis in the knees and in other weight-bearing joints like the hips and lower back. Osteoarthritis symptoms include morning joint stiffness that increases throughout the day, severe muscle pain around the joint, loss of body coordination, and poor posture due to walking with pain.

A person with a large percentage of  body weight to lose may feel overwhelmed by the challenge, but studies show that even a 10 percent loss of body weight can improve knee osteoarthritis and help people move their bodies more and burn more calories. Weight loss can be a catalyst for exercise, and people trying to lose weight can benefit from diet counseling, food journaling, and using weight loss supplements. Natural Garcinia Cambogia Extract (http://www.amazon.com/Garcinia-Cambogia-Lean-Recommended-...) is a weight loss supplement made by NuVitality that can help people lose three times more fat than just diet alone.

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