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Weight loss may not help ease knee arthritis

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-03-26
Many people who suffer from knee arthritis believe that losing weight will ease their pain, but a new study suggests that may not be the case. Researchers studied 2,600 people with the knee ailment, and found that while being overweight was a factor in developing the disease, weight loss itself did not lessen the likelihood that the condition would progress. But the researchers did find that body mass index affected arthritis progression for people who had neutral or "knock knee" alignment.  Read full story >
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