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There has been a surprising jump in the number of Americans with severe arthritis symptoms. This could be the result of obesity, according to health experts.
About 22 percent of U.S. adults have arthritis, a total of nearly 50 million people with the ailment. This number has not increased much in the past few years. What has increased significantly, however, is pain or other arthritis symptoms that limit activity.