Obesity is a disease that affects vast aspects of a person’s health. These outcomes can change the way that we are able to move and function in the future.

The first way that obesity affects arthritis development is through the physical weight placed on the joints. Simply put, the more weight put on the joints, the more stress those joints take, which leads to joint damage. Studies have shown that a reduction of just 5.1kgs over 10 years resulted in a 50% reduction in arthritis symptoms (Bliddal et al., 2014).

Added to this is the fact that increased body fat percentage, leads to increased levels of inflammatory markers in the body. Higher inflammation levels increases pain (Tournadre & Beauger, 2024).

Even though the damage done on the joints will not improve signficantly, weight loss can still offload some of the weight on joints, as well as improve pain levels, helping you move better.
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Bliddal H, Leeds AR, Christensen R. Osteoarthritis, obesity and weight loss: evidence, hypotheses and horizons – a scoping review. Obes Rev. 2014 Jul;15(7):578-86. doi: 10.1111/obr.12173. Epub 2014 Apr 22. PMID: 24751192; PMCID: PMC4238740.
Tournadre A, Beauger M. Weight loss affects disease activity and treatment response in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Joint Bone Spine. 2024 May;91(3):105647. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2023.105647. Epub 2023 Sep 30. PMID: 37783311.