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Losing weight and lowering BMI may help you delay, slow, or even prevent the worsening of degenerative knee arthritis 

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Sainsbury said a person who weighs 220 pounds and loses 22 “is likely to have double the benefit” of someone who loses 11 pounds. 

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knee osteoarthritis — also called wear-and-tear arthritis — shock-absorbing cartilage cushioning between the joints wears away, 

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The bones rub against each other more closely, causing stiffness, swelling, and pain that can limit mobility and lead to disability. 

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The disease affects more than 32.5 million adults in the United States, usually those over 50, but can occur in young people, too. 

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Osteoarthritis has no cure, so doctors treat its symptoms with physical therapy, drugs, crutches or canes, surgery – and by prescribing a healthy diet and weight loss to reduce pressure on the joints, 

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They divided the knee images into two groups: the "incidence cohort" of 9,683 knees from 5,774 people who, at the start of the study, did not have osteoarthritis structural defects 

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The "progression cohort" of 6,075 knees from 3,988 people did The average age in both groups was around 60, around 60% of participants were female, and over 80% were white. 

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People With Normal Weight Saw Benefits, Too 

People who lost 1 BMI unit lowered their odds of developing the structural defects of knee osteoarthritis by 4.76%. 

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