The Impact of Diet on Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive degenerative disease that contributes to more than $140 billion in medical expenditures annually (Murphy, Costernas, Pasta, Helmick, and Yelin 2017). Recent data suggest OA affects approximately 12% of the U.S. population between the ages of 25 and 74 (Cisternas, Murphy, Sacks, Solomon, Pasta, and Helmick 2016).

This disease is a joint ailment that involves the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. The most common joints affected are knees, hips, han…