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Article: Weight Loss With Meal Replacements Is Effective at Reducing Arthritis Pain and Improving Physical Function In Older Obese Adults.
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- August 9, 2006
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Losing weight with an intervention of a reduced-calorie diet that incorporates Slim-Fast(R) meal replacements and exercise training along with education and lifestyle behavior changes can significantly reduce the pain and physical impairment of osteoarthritis (OA) in obese people age 60 or older, according to a study published in the July issue of Obesity, the official journal of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO).
Osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease, occurs when the cartilage that covers the ends of bones in the joint deteriorates.(1) The condition affects more than 20 million ...