http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/05/06/avoid-a-hip-replacement-by-fighting-obesity-early.aspxA study suggests that those who are overweight or obese before they hit 25 are particularly likely to need a hip replacement due to osteoarthritis later on. The findings were based on data from two Norwegian national registries. One included height andenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)