High fat diet improves cartilage repair in mice

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 11:01 in Health & Medicine

Obesity is a well-known risk factor for osteoarthritis, but its effects on cartilage repair are unknown. In a recent study in a mouse model of cartilage repair, a high fat diet and increased body weight did not negatively impair cartilage repair, and it could even accelerate it.

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