關(guān)節(jié)炎患者需要減肥的5個原因

關(guān)節(jié)炎患者需要減肥的5個原因

Did you know that being overweight and obese can also worsen arthritis symptoms? Maintaining a healthy weight will contribute to protecting your health.

你知道超重和肥胖也會加重關(guān)節(jié)炎的癥狀嗎?保持合適的體重有助于保護你的健康。

Losing weight can help you with the uncomfortable symptoms of osteoarthritis, especially the case of knee pain in young people. Here are 5 reasons why healthy weight loss is good for your bones and joints.

減肥可以幫助你緩解骨關(guān)節(jié)炎的不適癥狀，尤其是年輕人的膝蓋疼痛。以下是健康減肥對骨骼和關(guān)節(jié)有好處的5個原因。

Pain relief

緩解疼痛

Many studies show that weight loss helps reduce osteoarthritis pain. According to a study on overweight and obese older people with pain caused by knee arthritis, successful weight loss will help the patient relieve joint pain, restore joint function, thereby improving the quality of life.

許多研究表明，減肥有助于減輕骨關(guān)節(jié)炎的疼痛。根據(jù)一項關(guān)于超重和肥胖的老年人膝蓋關(guān)節(jié)炎引起的疼痛的研究，成功的減肥將有助于患者減輕關(guān)節(jié)疼痛，恢復(fù)關(guān)節(jié)功能，從而提高生活質(zhì)量。

Reduce pressure on joints

減輕關(guān)節(jié)壓力

For overweight people, for every 1kg of weight lost, the load on the knee joint is 4kg. That means if you lose 4.5kg, the knee will lose 18kg of weight that needs support in every step.

對于超重的人來說，體重每減輕1公斤，膝關(guān)節(jié)的負荷就減輕4公斤。這意味著如果你減了4.5公斤，膝蓋就會減少18公斤的重量，而這些重量需要每一步的支撐。

Less pressure on the joints helps to avoid the wear and tear of components in the knee such as skeletal muscle, cartilage, and joints, thereby also reducing the risk of osteoarthritis (OA). In people already with the disease, losing 5% or more of body weight will have a positive impact on knee joint function as well as treatment outcomes.

減少對關(guān)節(jié)的壓力有助于避免膝關(guān)節(jié)中骨骼肌、軟骨和關(guān)節(jié)等部件的磨損和撕裂，從而也降低了患骨關(guān)節(jié)炎(OA)的風(fēng)險。對于已經(jīng)患有這種疾病的人來說，減掉5%或更多的體重將對膝關(guān)節(jié)功能以及治療結(jié)果產(chǎn)生積極的影響。

Reduces inflammation

減少炎癥

Fat itself is a tissue responsible for the production and release of inflammatory chemicals. When fat stores in the body are reduced, systemic inflammation will also decrease. Obesity can trigger and maintain low-grade inflammation in the body. From there, aggravation of autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, and other comorbidities (such as heart disease).

脂肪本身是一個負責(zé)產(chǎn)生和釋放炎癥化學(xué)物質(zhì)的組織。當(dāng)脂肪在體內(nèi)的儲存減少，全身炎癥也會減少。肥胖會引發(fā)并維持體內(nèi)的低度炎癥。由此導(dǎo)致自身免疫性疾病的加重，如類風(fēng)濕關(guān)節(jié)炎、銀屑病關(guān)節(jié)炎、狼瘡和其他共病(如心臟病)。

Many new studies suggest that inflammation is not a consequence of arthritis, but a risk factor. Being overweight increases the level of inflammation in the body, which can lead to worse joint pain. Therefore, losing weight with arthritis may improve this inflammatory response.

許多新的研究表明，炎癥不是關(guān)節(jié)炎的后果，而是一個風(fēng)險因素。超重會增加體內(nèi)的炎癥水平，從而導(dǎo)致更嚴(yán)重的關(guān)節(jié)疼痛。因此，關(guān)節(jié)炎患者減肥可以改善炎癥反應(yīng)。

According to a survey data in people who successfully lose almost 1 kg per month (from 3 months to 2 years), the inflammatory markers in their body also decrease significantly. Of course, osteoarthritis pain caused by inflammation is no exception.

根據(jù)一項調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)，那些每個月(從3個月到2年)成功減肥近1公斤的人，他們體內(nèi)的炎癥標(biāo)志物也顯著下降。當(dāng)然，由炎癥引起的骨關(guān)節(jié)炎疼痛也不例外。

Reduce the risk of other diseases

降低患其他疾病的風(fēng)險

People with a reasonable weight will experience less cardiovascular problems, diabetes or cancer than people who are overweight and obese. So what does this have to do with weight loss associated with arthritis?

與超重和肥胖的人相比，體重合理的人患心血管疾病、糖尿病或癌癥的幾率更小。那么這和關(guān)節(jié)炎帶來的體重減輕有什么關(guān)系呢?

Obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other health problems all belong to the metabolic syndrome. These diseases all share a high level of inflammation and can affect each other. Evidence suggests that osteoarthritis is also part of metabolic syndrome.

肥胖、2型糖尿病、心血管疾病和其他健康問題都屬于代謝綜合征。這些疾病都有高水平的炎癥，并且可以相互影響。有證據(jù)表明骨關(guān)節(jié)炎也是代謝綜合征的一部分。

Some joint pain relievers may not be suitable for people with heart disease or diabetes. Overweight people also have difficulty in movement, making joints less flexible, prone to stiffness. Therefore, patients should implement diets that help slow the progression of metabolic syndrome as well as support arthritis treatment.

有些關(guān)節(jié)止痛藥可能不適合心臟病或糖尿病患者。超重的人在運動方面也有困難，這使得關(guān)節(jié)缺乏彈性，容易僵硬。因此，患者應(yīng)該實施有助于減緩代謝綜合征進展的飲食，并支持關(guān)節(jié)炎的治療。