Fatter Americans = More Arthritis Pain

More and more Americans are suffering from arthritis, and it may be because more and more of them are overweight. US health experts say that 22% of American adults -- about 50 million -- suffer from arthritis pain, and the number of people who say the pain limits their activities has jumped significantly in the past few years. In fact, about 21 million people suffer from that kind of bone pain in the US.

Many of these people are obese and overweight baby boomers, according to researchers. These people are reaching their 60's with a high level of osteoarthritis, which breaks down cartilage and causes joint stiffness. Health and fitness experts have long said that one of the best "cures" for arthritis and joint point is to lose weight (body fat) while strengthening and stretching muscle tissue.

So basically, this is just another of the hundreds of negative side-effects caused by rapidly increasing levels of obesity in the United State. We're sure that these trends will continue here and in other parts of the world where huge percentages of the population are overweight.

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