Most people over 45 with knee arthritis are women, they’re around 65 years old on average, and most of them are overweight or obese.

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The eFEct of an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Knee oSTeoarthritis (FEAST) Trial: Baseline Characteristics and Relationships With Dietary Inflammatory Index.

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2025 Aug

The study wasn’t about whether the numbers were true, but it did measure the people in the study and found exactly the same numbers as the claim: 64% women, average age 65, and 86% overweight or obese — so the claim is backed up by the data.

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The eFEct of an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Knee oSTeoarthritis (FEAST) Trial: Baseline Characteristics and Relationships With Dietary Inflammatory Index.

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DOI: 10.1080/27697061.2025.2461219

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People in the FEAST study who have knee arthritis are pretty much like people in four other big studies around the world — so what they found in FEAST probably applies to most adults with knee arthritis too.

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Most people over 45 with knee arthritis also have other health problems—like high blood pressure—and almost 8 out of 10 say their back or other joints hurt too, not just their knee.

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