These days it seems there is pretty much a diet for everything imaginable.  Just look at some of these – the 100-Mile Diet, Kosher Diet, Atkins Diet, Crash Diet, Hay Diet, Grapefruit Diet, Jenny Craig, Low Carb Diet, Low Fat Diet, Low Protein Diet, Low Sodium Diet, Raw Foodism, South Beach Diet, Vegan Diet, etc, etc…  You get the point, this list goes on forever pretty much.  What’s this all about?  Well, I have just been wondering… is there any particular diet that is good for people with osteoarthritis?

Well, it is pretty common knowledge that the more you weigh, the more pressure that weight it going to put on your bones and joints, and the more pain that will cause.  There is no direct link, as far as I know, between being overweight and OA, but you can be sure that it will make the condition worse.

So, is there any diet that can help out with OA?  Well, proponents of low-diets would definitely say Atkins or South Beach diets would be a great way to go.  These diets can, and do in fact, help people lose weight in short periods of time, but staying on them for long periods of time can cause deficiencies in nutrients that help maintain healthy bones.

Does anyone have any advice on good diets to use to help ease OA some?