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In reply to the discussion: The real reason being overweight is bad for your health: [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)22. i will get a knee, I have known this for decades,
was told this by the doctor when I was fifteen. In fact, two knees likely.
It is not obesity, it is literally a bad knee. So far three surgeries on one, and one on the other.
I skated away from a fourth one, but by this much.
So not all knee replacements are due to obesity, though that does not make things better.
I will add one more thing, back in the day knee and hip replacements were kind of non existent. Hell, the surgeries I got at seven and eight years of age were not quite experimental, but not that far from that.
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You're right - obesity does cause a lot of problems - my foot pain went away when I
hedgehog
Mar 2014
#8
I would say that most medical problems people experience are based on neglect of their body
Victor_c3
Mar 2014
#10
I think that only applies to conditions whose symptoms mimic those of obesity.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2014
#11