PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gordon, Debra
ED  - Messier, Stephen P.
TI  - The Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis Trial: 18-Month Clinical Outcomes
DP  - 2011  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 17--17
VI  - 11
IP  - 13
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/13/17.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/13/17.1.full
AB  - Excess weight is a well-established risk factor for osteoarthritis. The Arthritis, Diet, and Activity Promotion Trial [ADAPT] demonstrated for the first time that exercise that is combined with calorie restriction, designed to reduce body mass index, could also improve physical function and reduce knee pain [Messier SP et al. Arthritis Rheum 2004].