The Claim
In Class III obese adults, massive weight loss induces significant gait adaptations, such as increased stride length and walking velocity, which modify the biomechanical advantages of reduced body weight on knee joint loading during habitual walking.
What the research says
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When people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight, they start walking differently — taking longer steps and moving faster — and this might actually reduce some of the benefits that weight loss should have on their knees when walking every day.
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Massive weight loss in Class III obese adults leads to significant gait adaptations, including increased stride length and walking velocity, which alter the biomechanical benefits of weight reduction on knee joint loading during everyday walking.
What the research says
1 studyAfter losing a lot of weight, people with severe obesity tend to walk faster and take longer steps, which reduces some of the benefits to their knee joints that weight loss alone would provide.
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