A low-calorie diet likely won't directly help hip osteoarthritis pain but could still have health benefits
People with hip osteoarthritis alongside overweight/obesity who go on a very low-calorie diet for a year likely won't see additional improvements to their hip pain, but will likely see other health improvements compared to just doing an exercise regime, according to Australian researchers. The researchers recruited 101 adults and randomly split them into two groups; one did an exercise regime with a physiotherapist while the other group did the same exercise, but also followed a very low-calorie diet with nutritionist assistance. The researchers say those in the diet group lost more weight, but there were no clear differences in hip pain severity between the groups. However after a year, they say there were some improvements in hip function and lower pain medication use in the diet group.
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