Maintain a healthy weight to help reduce strain (and pain) in your knees.

4 Weight-Loss Tips that Work

Losing weight is never easy, but being overweight can add extra stress and strain to knees already struggling with osteoarthritis. Here are four tried-and-true tips to make your task easier.

Knee Health - Weight-Loss Tips - Eat Slowly

Tip #1 - Eat slowly

Your brain needs 20 minutes to register a full stomach, so the more time you take with your food, the less likely you will be to overeat.
Knee Health - Weight-Loss Tips - Smaller Plate

Tip #2 - Use a smaller plate

Oversize plates can lead to oversize portions. A small dinner plate, about nine inches, or even a lunch plate, about six inches, will let you satisfy that clean-your-plate compulsion without overeating.
Knee Health - Weight-Loss Tips - Keep Track

Tip #3 - Keep track

Studies have shown that people who keep a daily food journal lose more weight than those who don’t. It’s easy to eat and not give it much thought, but nibbles here and there add up. When you put it on paper, you may be surprised to see how much you take in.
Knee Health - Weight-Loss Tips - Top of the Menu

Tip #4 - Stay at the top of the menu

When dining out, skip the entrée and order from the appetizer, soup and salad sections. Portions will be small and light, if you pick right. Go for a single crab cake, salad with light dressing on the side, or onion, vegetable or minestrone soup.

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PLEASE NOTE: This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not meant to take the place of the advice of your doctor. By providing you with this information, Genzyme Corporation is not endorsing its content. You should consult with your doctor before starting any new health regimen.

Adapted from Arthritis Today®, the health magazine published by the Arthritis Foundation®. The views presented herein are solely those of Arthritis Today and their publisher the Arthritis Foundation. Genzyme Corporation does not have any input in, or editorial control over Arthritis Today and is not responsible for its content. Arthritis Today is a registered trademark of the Arthritis Foundation.

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Indication

Synvisc-One® (hylan G-F 20) and SYNVISC® (hylan G-F 20) are indicated for the treatment of pain in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients who have failed to respond adequately to conservative non-pharmacologic therapy and simple analgesics, e.g., acetaminophen.

Important Safety Information

Before trying Synvisc-One or SYNVISC, tell your doctor if you are allergic to products from birds — such as feathers, eggs or poultry — or if your leg is swollen or infected. Synvisc-One and SYNVISC are only for injection into the knee, performed by a doctor or other qualified health care professional. Synvisc-One and SYNVISC have not been tested to show pain relief in joints other than the knee. Talk to your doctor before resuming strenuous weight-bearing activities after treatment. Synvisc-One and SYNVISC have not been tested in children, pregnant women or women who are nursing. You should tell your doctor if you think you are pregnant or if you are nursing a child. The side effects most commonly seen when Synvisc-One or SYNVISC is injected into the knee were pain, swelling and/or fluid buildup in or around the knee. Cases where the swelling is extensive or painful should be discussed with your doctor. Allergic reactions such as rash and hives have been reported rarely.

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