Obesity Likely Contributing To Older, Minority Women's Increased Risk For Arthritis, Study Finds

Kudos, fat ladies.

"Older minority women are more likely than their white counterparts to develop osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, likely because of risk factors such as obesity, according to a study published last month in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society, Reuters Health reports...

According to the study, the findings offer 'strong evidence that body weight and [body mass index] may be large contributing factor[s] to the number and severity of osteoarthritis symptoms, further elaborating the importance of postmenopausal women' -- especially those who are black, Hispanic and American Indian -- to maintain a healthy weight (Reuters Health, 10/17)."

Let's just hope that you end up having to pay for the drugs you demand to treat your diseases of choice.