May is National Arthritis Awareness Month

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Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Bates County, University of Missouri Extension

 

Arthritis is an umbrella name for a group of diseases that affect the joints. There are more than 100 individual diseases that the term arthritis refers to, with three of the most common being osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia…

Nearly one in three adults or 66 million people are estimated to have arthritis, which is the second leading cause of disability. Any person at any age can be diagnosed with arthritis but more women than men are affected…

To learn more about the most common types of arthritis and recommendations for alleviating symptoms, see the full version of this article athttp://missourifamilies.org/features/nutritionarticles/nut174.htm

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