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Topic- Obesity
Obesity, osteoarthritis and knee surgery
One of the treatments for pain and loss of function in the knee due to osteoarthritis is knee replacement surgery. At the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, several presenters discussed the relationships between knee osteoarthritis, obesity and surgery.
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Reduce obesity to reduce osteoarthritis symptoms
Obesity is prevalent among older adults. For example, in the US in 2005-2008, 35.6% of people 65-74 years and 25.9% of people 75+ were considered obese (National Center for Health Statistics). Osteoarthritis is also more common as people age, affecting about 33.6% of the US population 65 years and older. The knee is a common site of osteoarthritis.
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Obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol spread around the world
The so-called lifestyle diseases have often been associated with Western cultures and developed nations. However, an extensive review of the prevalence of obesity, hypertension and high cholesterol published in three papers in The Lancet, reported global data on these conditions, which are unhealthy in themselves as well as risk factors for heart disease.
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Obesity weighs heavy on quality of life
As noted in the CDC analysis above, obesity is associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer and premature death as well as reduced quality of life, social stigmatization and discrimination. A separate analysis concentrated on the relationship of obesity to quality of life.
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