Fat more damaging than weight
18th July 2014
Unhealthy dietary fats could be more important than mechanical factors in the link between obesity and osteoarthritis (OA), according to the results of a US study conducted on mice with injured knees.
The mice, all of which had osteoarthritis as a result of their injury, were fed one of three high-fat diets: one rich in saturated fat, one rich in omega 6 fatty acids, and one rich in omega 6 fatty acids but supplemented with a small amount of omega 3 fatty acids.