Being overweight worsens osteoarthritis
Thursday, March 5, 2009 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Being fat increases the risk of primary joint replacement in osteoarthritis (OA). A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal, Arthritis Research and Therapy, found that increased waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) were associated with the risk of both knee and hip joint replacement...