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Arthritis and Obesity
A Brief Overview of the Link Between Arthritis and Obesity
Health issues are a way of life for the average obese individual. As if being obese isn't hassle enough, these conditions make life all the more difficult.
After several years of obesity, premature death is a very real possibility. To throw a little extra pain into matters, many obese people have debilitating arthritic
conditions that make common exercise most of us take for granted very difficult.
What We Know About Arthritis And Obesity
Arthritis and obesity are statistically correlated. In other words, if you are obese you are far more likely to have arthritis.
One of the most common forms of arthritis is osteoarthritis. This form of arthritis commonly strikes the obese. It can be most debilitating in the joints of the hands,
neck, knees, and feet. Over time this condition becomes much worse as the cartilage in the joints breaks down and the bones and muscles rub and can even get caught, torn, and broken.
A lot is known about the link between arthritis and obesity, but many of the details remain to be discovered. It is likely that the increased weight of obesity puts
more pressure and weight on the joints, accelerating the condition. But there is more to it than that. The excess weight mainly impacts the knees and feet.
Even the hips of the obese or more likely to need replaced. This may in large part be due to the increased weight the hips must carry.
So being obese does cause direct weight-related disease deterioration conditions.
Health Impacts Beyond Arthritis And Obesity
Among the additional health problems most commonly associated with obesity is type 2 diabetes. When you have type 2 diabetes the body stops producing adequate amounts of
insulin to handle the sugar in th blood. So insulin injections or medications are often prescribed to reduce blood sugar levels. It is thought that high levels of fats, proteins,
and sugars in the blood somehow interact to shut down the insulin producing function of the pancreas in the obese.
Sudden death is never too far away from the obese person because strokes and heart attacks are common afflictions.
Increased power is required for the heart to pump blood through an overweight person. Further, the same things that lead a person to being obese in many cases also trigger buildups
of cholesterol. Fat can even cut off circulation and start a blood clot that can travel to a vital organ and cause death.
The Good News About Deadly Diseases, Arthritis and Obesity
Studies have consistently shown that if an obese person loses as little as five to ten percent of their body fat, the health statistics improve significantly.
So making some healthy, permanent lifestyle changes may decrease your arthritis symptoms and cut your risk of sudden, premature death.
It will also help you to feel better about yourself and your future. Deadly disease, arthritis and obesity are not inevitable.
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Dieting is Easier
with the Right CHOICES!
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