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If you’re overweight, your hips, knees, and ankles are probably suffering. Not only are they subjected to a force equal to three times your body weight each time you take a step, they can be pummeled by ten times your body weight if you jog or run! So that extra 10 pounds around your middle may translate to an extra 100 pounds slamming away on certain joints at certain times. And that’s only one reason why keeping your weight at an acceptable level is so important. (See Appendix C for more information on diet and weight control.)

Fifty percent of patients who develop knee osteoarthritis have been overweight for three to ten years.