Arthritis Cost U.S. $128 Billion
Arthritis and related conditions cost U.S. citizens more than $128 billion in 2003. These costs will only continue to grow as the population continues to get older and heavier.
The costs include $81 billion in direct costs, such as medical expenses, and $47 billion in indirect costs, such as lost wages.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that more than 46 million people were treated for arthritis and related conditions in 2003. Nearly 30 million of those people lost wages as the result of missed work. And, the CDC estimates that 8 million more people will acquire an arthritis or a related condition by 2015.
That’s a lot of creaky, painful joints.
There is, however, much that you can do using diet and nutritional supplementation to prevent or slow the development of arthritis-related conditions. You can read more about these approaches here.
