Losing weight and lowering BMI may help you delay, slow, or even prevent the worsening of degenerative knee arthritis, a large study reports.
To study how changes in BMI may affect knee osteoarthritis, Sainsbury's research team analyzed X-rays of the knees of adult patients who took part in three independent studies in the United States and the Netherlands.
The average age in both groups was around 60, around 60% of participants were female, and over 80% were white. But obesity between the groups differed: around 1/3 of the incidence group members were obese vs. almost half of those in the progression group. "Weight loss is emerging as a suitable strategy for potentially preventing and delaying osteoarthritic degeneration of knee joints," lead study author Zübeyir Salis, BEng, a PhD student in Public Health at the University of New South Wales in Kensington, says.
"Long-term weight-loss maintenance is extremely challenging, and for optimal outcomes, medical professionals who treat joint disease should partner with clinicians trained to treat obesity," he says.
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