Weight loss may reduce arthritis disability 
Overweight adults with osteoarthritis who lose just five percent of their body weight can reduce the amount of physical disability associated with this most common form of inflammatory joint disease, results of several studies suggest.
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Aging, obesity contribute to increase in osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis cases will virtually explode during the next 25 years as boomers start to develop the age-related disease. The CDC estimates that the number of arthritis cases will rise by nearly 40% by 2030. The number of boomers who are still very active and America’s obesity problem are two factors that might well push the number beyond that prediction, one arthritis expert says.
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SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—-June 5, 2006–Metagenics Inc., a privately held company focused on developing and manufacturing science-based nutraceuticals, announced today a new therapeutic lifestyle changes program, the Ultracare First Start Medical Food Program, created in response to the growing childhood metabolic syndrome and obesity epidemics.
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