| Overview of Arthritis
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| | cause or exacerbate arthritis in most
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| Effective help is currently available for
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| | individuals. A variety of diets and
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| people to proactively manage arthritis
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| | "hand-me-down" information exists about
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| and enjoy life to the fullest. But the
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| | certain foods and arthritis, in
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| actual prevention of arthritis itself is
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| | particular the night shade plants, but
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| yet another story.
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| | none of it has been proven.
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| With rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the
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| | There is a rare form of arthritis called
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| membranes or tissues lining the joints
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| | Spure which is caused by allergies to
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| become inflamed. There is no known way to
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| | wheat products. Avoiding those will
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| prevent any form of this disease,
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| | eliminate this disease. Associated
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| including osteoarthritis, adult-onset
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| | features include weight loss, diarrhea
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| arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid
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| | and osteoporosis. Consult your health
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| arthritis. The exact causes of all these
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| | care provider if this is a concern.
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| conditions are unknown.
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| | There are things you can do to reduce
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| It's very important for people who fear
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| | your risk for getting certain types of
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| they are at risk of rheumatoid arthritis
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| | arthritis or to reduce disability if you
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| to realize that at this time there are no
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| | already have arthritis.
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| medications to take or lifestyle
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| | Overweight and obese people have a higher
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| modifications to make that can completely
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| | frequency of arthritis. Excess weight
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| prevent this crippling disease. However,
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| | increases risk for developing
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| by making changes to your weight and diet
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| | osteoarthritis in the knees, and possibly
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| and engaging in moderate exercise, you
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| | in the hips and hands. Women are at
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| may be able to slow or even halt the
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| | special risk. In men, excess weight
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| disease's onset and progress.
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| | increases the risk for developing gout.
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| But you can only really take the measures
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| | It's important to maintain your
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| needed to control arthritis after it is
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| | recommended weight, especially as you get
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| diagnosed. Until it is known for sure if
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| | older.
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| certain bacteria or viruses trigger the
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| | Arthritis Prevention Programs
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| disease, contact with people suffering
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| | The Center for Disease Control has
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| from it will not change your risk of
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| | implemented programs in several states to
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| developing it.
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| | reduce the onset and consequences of
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| Traditionally, medications and physical
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| | arthritis. The National Arthritis Action
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| therapy have been used to manage the
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| | Plan: A Public Health Strategy delineates
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| disease. A massive amount of nutrient
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| | the actions necessary to better
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| research has also shown the effect diet
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| | understand the arthritis burden in the
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| and supplements have on the body's
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| | USA and helps to fully apply known and
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| healing processes. Lifestyle changes can
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| | effective interventions.
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| also make a big difference.
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| | This document represents the combined
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| Causes of the Disease
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| | efforts of nearly 90 organizations, such
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| Joint injuries caused by accidents or
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| | as the Arthritis Foundation, government
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| overuse increase the occurrence of some
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| | agencies and many other groups and
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| types of arthritis. You can also inherit
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| | individuals with an interest in arthritis
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| certain genes that may increase your
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| | prevention and control.
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| risk. More research is needed to find out
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| | The NAAP proposes a nationally
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| how to reduce the disease's onset from
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| | coordinated effort for reducing the
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| these factors.
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| | occurrence of arthritis and its
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| Some individuals have an inborn tendency
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| | accompanying disability by focusing on
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| to degenerative joint disease because
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| | these three areas:
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| they have changes in the structure of the
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| | 1. Surveillance, epidemiology and
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| important protein-building blocks of the
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| | prevention research to strengthen the
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| articular cartilage which covers the
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| | science base.
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| surface of their joints. These seemingly
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| | 2. Communications and education to
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| small but significant abnormalities
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| | increase awareness and provide accurate
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| predispose their joints to wear and
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| | information about arthritis.
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| degeneration. In other cases, joint
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| | 3. Programs, policies, and systems
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| injuries may contribute to the
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| | promoting increased quality of life for
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| development of DJD.
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| | people with arthritis and facilitating
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| No foods have been definitively shown to
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| | arthritis prevention measures.
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