A 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 and weight information for over a million adults collected from 1963 to 1975. This was matched with a registry of hip replacements performed between 1987 and 2003.
In general, the eventual need for a hip increased along with body mass index. Those who were overweight or obese were at least twice as likely to need a hip replacement as a result of severe arthritis.
Childhood obesity is a precursor to all sorts of terrible health risks that can last way into your middle years. Carrying all that extra weight during your first 20-25 years of life can also eventually lead to a total hip replacement in your later years due to the cumulative damage of chronic inflammation on your joints.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that usually occurs among seniors, and is more frequent among women. The disease results from structural changes in the articular cartilage in the joints, usually those that are weight-bearing.
If you're at risk of osteoarthritis or suffer from it, you have even more motivation to follow the Total Health Program:
And it's never too late to make a significant impact on your health by using superior tools like nutritional typing and exercise.
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