Obesity in childhood and adulthood shown to increase risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis

(European League Against Rheumatism) The results of a study to be presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis (OA) and knee OA but not hand OA.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news