Why Obesity Strikes Arthritis Patients in Greater Numbers

It turns out that people with arthritis aren’t immune to the obesity epidemic, reports a new study commissioned by the CDC involving 400,000 research subjects. The CDC research, published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, found that the prevalence of obesity in arthritis patients significantly increased since 2003. Louisiana was hit the hardest –nearly half of their arthritis sufferers were also obese. But all 50 states saw a rise in the number of their arthritis citizen’s who were obese (only Washington DC was immune).

The importance of maintaining a healthy body weight in those with arthritis is a major public health concern. The study authors note that even a modest reduction in the amount of obese arthritis sufferers could potentially side step more than 110,000 knee replacements annually. Obesity worsens arthritis symptoms by increasing inflammation and adding to the weight that arthritic joints have to bear on a daily basis.

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