As if we don’t have enough reasons to lose weight, here is yet another one.  Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), an autoimmune condition that causes painful inflammation of the joints is on the rise, especially in women, says the Mayo Clinic. Researchers studied medical records of 1626 people from 1980-2007 - 813 adults with RA and 813 without. 30% of the patients in each group were obese and 68% were women. The study found that RA cases increased 9.2% per 100,000 women, with obesity accounting for 52% of the increase.  Another well-known risk factor for RA is smoking, however, prevalence from...


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