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Monday, December 18, 2006
MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLAINTS
Weight loss dramatically improves painful musculoskeletal complaints
Complaints of musculoskeletal pain are dramatically reduced in patients following a large amount of weight loss after bariatric surgery.
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Friday, December 10, 2004
U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines Part 9: Osteoarthritis
Being overweight increases the risk of osteoarthritis more so in women than men. For every 2.2 pound increase in weight, the risk of osteoarthritis increases by an estimated 9 to 13 percent.
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Friday, August 06, 2004
Arthritis: Extremely obesity (BMI greater than 40) increases the risk 4.4 fold
Extreme obesity, that is having a body mass index of 40 or more, increases the risk of arthritis 4.4-fold as self-reported by people who were surveyed according to a paper from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Monday, July 19, 2004
What is the cost of osteoarthritis related to obesity and overweight in the U.S.?
$21.2 billion according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Monday, April 12, 2004
Diet-induced weight loss reduces inflammation associated with an chronic diseases and death
“Persistent, low-grade inflammation is an independent predictor of several chronic diseases and all-cause mortality,” according to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. However, diet-induced weight reduces this inflammation the study finds. “[D]ietary intervention designed to elicit weight loss reduces overall inflammation in older, obese persons,” the authors conclude.
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Thursday, April 01, 2004
Diseases associated with obesity
“Clinicians are likely to encounter morbidity more frequently among their patients with elevated BMI, even those patients in the overweight category [with a body mass index greater than 25],” concludes a recent study by researchers from Tufts University, Harvard School of Public Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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