Obesity Quadruples Knee Arthritis Risk

October 27, 2011
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A new study found that “obesity is a risk factor for many conditions, including knee OA (osteoarthritis).” According to the study, being overweight doubles a person’s risk of knee osteoarthritis and being obese quadruples it.

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One Response to “ Obesity Quadruples Knee Arthritis Risk ”

  1. Karl Tremelling on December 17, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Health and fitness in addition to Weight problems, though complete contradictoire, fitness can be used to beat being overweight. Morbid obesity is actually easily becoming an crisis. Adults and children both suffer from weight problems, little ones much more specifically. One out of just about every several little ones is afflicted with being obese. It’s about time for us to do this and also combat this kind of increasing epidermic.

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