Eating a balanced diet and keeping active can help you to maintain a healthy weight. This is great for your joints and can reduce your pain levels. Certain foods can also boost your mood.
Managing your weight
There are lots of benefits to maintaining a healthy weight if you have arthritis.
Did you know?
- One lb of weight-loss results in four lbs less pressure on your knees, every time you take a step.
- People with a high BMI are two times more likely to experience persistent pain.
- Carrying excess weight can reduce your chance of achieving remission from inflammatory arthritis.
Arthritis Action have produced a variety of useful resources below:
For recipe ideas please visit https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/living-with-arthritis/resource-centre/recipes/
For ‘Healthy Eating Tips’ please visit https://www.arthritisaction.org.uk/blog/can-i-lose-weight-without-going-on-a-diet/
To download an ‘Arthritis & Diet’ Factsheet, please click here
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