How to Diet: Is Drinking Milk Good for Your Knees?
Drinking milk may slow the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee. [HD] U.S. scientists studied 2,148 people who had osteoarthritis in at least one knee. After four years, women who reported...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that causes painful, chronic inflammation of the joints, especially of the hands, feet, and neck. RA strikes women more often than men and is far less...
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Dietary Supplements: Glucosamine and Arthritis
Most arthritis supplements contain glucosamine, a compound made by our bodies that helps form cartilage. Yet 25 randomized controlled trials over the last 33 years haven’t produced a consensus about...
View ArticleDiet and Weight Loss: Osteoarthritis and Weight
“The heavier you are, the more likely you are to get osteoarthritis,” explains David Felson, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Osteoarthritis is caused...
View ArticleExercise for Joint Pain: Here's What the Experts Recommend
“If you have osteoarthritis, exercise is one of the most effective treatments we know,” says David Felson, professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Boston University School of Medicine. It’s not...
View ArticleHealthy Food Quiz: Questions and Answers to Help You Fight Disease
Most people know that calcium is good for bones, fiber is good for constipation, and iron is good for blood, to name a few. But once you go beyond the basics, the picture gets murky. Here’s a healthy...
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Nutrition Action Healthletter
Get Life-Saving Information on Diet and Nutrition Right Now! Dear Friend, You’ve always wanted life-saving information about the foods you eat. You should know, for example, that Marie Callender’s...
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Got arthritis? Keep moving.
Research shows that regular physical activity is essential to slowing arthritis progression and maintaining mobility as you age. “Physicians used to tell people with osteoarthritis to sit down and take...
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Does strenuous exercise boost your risk of knee osteoarthritis?
Researchers followed nearly 1,200 middle-aged and older people at high risk for knee arthritis—that is, they had symptoms (like pain or stiffness) or other risk factors (like excess weight, family...
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Got noisy knees?
Ever hear or feel a popping or grinding in your knees? It’s called crepitus, and it may mean that your knees are more vulnerable to arthritis. “For a long time, doctors have told patients not to worry...
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The link between a healthy diet and osteoarthritis
In a recent study, researchers followed 2,757 people with mild to moderate osteoarthritis in at least one knee. After an average of four years, those who reported eating a “prudent” dietary...
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