Obesity linked with chronic pain
Half of people aged 70 and older suffer from some type of chronic pain, and those who are obese are twice as likely to be affected, according to a new study from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. In this study, obese people were more likely to have pain in virtually every part of the body than were normal-weight people.
Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists for three months or longer. It is known to be common among older people, but obesity will further play a role in chronic pain by adding stress to the joints, and promoting inflammation. A number of diseases caused by obesity, such as diabetes, arthritis, and depression, to name but a few, can result in chronic pain.
Obesity is like a snowball rolling down a hill, and there is no miracle cure as many scam advertisements would have you believe.
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- News and tips about weight loss from Bay Area Medical Information
via Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 2009
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