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Diet for osteoarthritis of the hip

introduction

Hip osteoarthritis is a common clinical picture because with increasing age that Connective and supporting tissue and thus also the Articular cartilage is being rebuilt degeneratively. Osteoarthritis can develop through a wrong load or one accident with break of the Hip joint develop. The nutrition plays a role in the development of hip osteoarthritis because Obesity increases the stress on the hip joints. Metabolic diseases like that gout or the Pseudogout are risk factors for developing hip osteoarthritis and can be improved by eating the right diet.

Reduce excess weight

Too much weight puts a strain on everyone Joints, also the Hip joints. Of the Articular cartilage has the task of cushioning the joints when they move. Obesity compresses the cartilage more and thus reduces the resilience of the cartilage. As a result, the cartilage is increasingly destroyed and one arthrosis develops.

So who one Hip osteoarthritis If you want to prevent or improve the symptoms of hip osteoarthritis, you should be overweight lose weight and one BMI in the normal range of less than 25 strive for. This can be achieved through a balanced and healthy diet with lots of fruit and vegetables, whole grain products and little sweet or fat. All foods are allowed, unhealthy but only in moderation.

The gives a rough guide Food pyramid: The foods at the base should be consumed frequently, while the foods at the top should be consumed rarely. This diet is called "Healthy mixed food" and is very suitable for a long-term conversion of the nutrition. If you combine the healthy mixed diet with regular exercise, a slow but steady weight loss is possible and the joints are protected from additional stress caused by being overweight.

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Prevent gout

At this Metabolic disease it comes to one increased uric acid levels in blood. In order to lower the level of uric acid in the blood, the body packages the uric acid in small uric acid crystals, which are located in the Joints deposit and cause pain here. The gout through a genetic predisposition, through Kidney diseaseby taking Thiazide diuretics (a certain type of "water tablet") and by one high consumption of meat and alcohol.
The amino acid found in meat Purine is broken down in uric acid transformed. Patients with gout should Reduce excess weight and little meat (less than 150g per day), especially in offal and certain Fish species (Herring, oil sardine, anchovy) contains a lot of purine. It is also recommended that only a few legumes and Cabbage to eat, as these are also high in purines.
Of the "Purine calculator" of the German Gout League is available online free of charge and helps patients estimate the amounts consumed.

Pseudogout

In the Pseudogout settle down Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals in the Articular cartilage and causes painful inflammation of the joint. To this day it is not known why the calcium crystals are in the cartilage deposit. As a result of the pseudogout, a arthrosis in the Knee joint arise, but also one Hip osteoarthritis is possible.

The pseudogout often occurs together with other metabolic diseases such as diabetes and gout on. There is no special diet to alleviate the symptoms of pseudogout. It applies To reduce excess weight and eat a balanced diet.

Special diet for hip osteoarthritis

Proper nutrition is next to one regular exercise the second important pillar in the Prevention and treatment of hip osteoarthritis.

The first important rule of a proper diet for hip osteoarthritis is a healthy and balanced diet, following the recommendations of the Food pyramid oriented: The food at the base should be consumed often, the food at the top, however, seldom. For the joints are also Vitamins, Minerals and Trace elements especially important to the Cartilage function uphold and support.

vitamin C supports the formation of Collagen, an important part of the Cartilage and protects as antioxidant additionally against oxidative stress, which probably plays a role in various degenerative and inflammatory diseases. More antioxidants are those Vitamins E. and B2, zinc, selenium, copper and manganese. Whether these antioxidants should be supplied with food supplements is scientifically controversial. Zinc, manganese and copper are also considered nutrients for bone and connective tissue, as well as Calcium and the Vitamins D and K. All of these vitamins and trace elements are considered Food supplements In different combinations from different manufacturers, advice takes place in pharmacies.

It is debatable whether Food supplements are absolutely necessary in a healthy and balanced diet.

But one thing is certain: The best diet will only help with cartilage damage if you move despite the pain. The movement becomes the nutrient better transferred from the blood to the cartilage because the cartilage it works like a sponge: it is squeezed out by movement, then it can soak up again.