Abstract

EFFECT OF OBESITY ON OSTEOARTHRITIS

Upadhyay K.*, Singh J. P., Singh O. P., Tiwari S. and Dubey R. K.

Abstract

The occurrence of obesity and diabetes has been increasing with alarming rate in recent years and become a common problem around the world including developing as well as developed countries with incalculable social as well as economic costs. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are two common co-morbidities occur together. Obesity and diabetes is closely associated with many diseases, such as osteoarthritis, hypertension, certain form of cancer, sleep-breathing disorders and coronary heart disease. Impacts of obesity on Osteoarthritis have been seen in patients and it may be controlled to some extent with the controlling of obesity. Arthritis is becoming pandemic around the globe and its occurrence with obesity has been observed more common than ever. In this review article we aimed to survey the literature covering the influence of obesity on Osteoarthritis and tried to focus on establishing a relation with controlling of obesity with this disease.

Keywords: osteoarthritis, hypertension, certain form of cancer, sleep-breathing disorders and coronary heart disease.