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HOW SHEDDING SOME POUNDS HELPS ARTHRITIS

You’ve heard this before, but it bears repeating: One of the best things you can do for arthritis is to lose excess weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control, two out of three adults with arthritis are overweight or obese. Research shows that while diet and exercise combined are most effective for dropping pounds, dieting alone helps more than exercise alone. No one’s saying it’s easy, but evidence shows it pays off. Here’s how it can help.  Continue reading HOW SHEDDING SOME POUNDS HELPS ARTHRITIS

Weight Loss Helps Gout

If you have gout, you know all about high uric acid levels. Uric acid (UA) forms when the body breaks down purines, which are found in human cells and many foods. You may be working with your doctor, taking medication and avoiding certain foods to keep UA levels in the normal range, but could you be overlooking an important factor – your weight?  Continue reading Weight Loss Helps Gout

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How Shedding Pounds Eases Arthritis Symptoms

You’ve heard this before, but it bears repeating: One of the best things you can do for arthritis is to lose excess weight. Research shows that while diet and exercise combined are most effective for dropping pounds, dieting alone helps more than exercise alone. No one’s saying it’s easy, but evidence shows it pays off. Here’s how it can help. Continue reading How Shedding Pounds Eases Arthritis Symptoms

Arthritis Diet Plans

Which Arthritis Diet Plan Should You Try?

Keeping excess pounds at bay and eating the right foods are critical to keeping joint pain in check. But not all weight-loss plans are effective and not every diet is a good choice for someone with arthritis. We asked three dietitians for the skinny on five headline-grabbing plans.

PALEO
This plan recommends eating like a “caveman,” so anything that could be hunted or gathered is fair game. Anything else is on the chopping block.

Pros: The paleo diet prohibits processed foods while pushing nuts, seeds, fruits and veggies. Meats are free-range and grass-fed, and fish are wild.

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Weight Loss Challenges

5 Ways People With Arthritis Sabotage Weight Loss 

Maintaining a healthy weight is especially important for people with arthritis. It helps keep inflammation in check, reduces excess pressure on joints, makes exercise easier and lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is of particular concern if you have an inflammatory form of arthritis. Yet every day we deal with diet distractions that can cause us to overeat or make unhealthy food choices.

That’s why it’s important to understand your eating triggers and learn strategies to deal with them, says Courtney Burtscher, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Advocate Illinois Medical Center in Chicago. Here are five common diet downfalls – and how to overcome each.

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