Chondromalacia Patellae
Q. Can crash dieting affect the knees too?
A.
It can. Even if the weight comes down, losing muscle along with it leaves the knee with less to support it.
📝 Detailed Answer
The following are given as the background to chondromalacia.
- Wearing high heels, which loads the knee cartilage
- Crash dieting
- Weak muscle strength and too little exercise
- A structural abnormality in the joint
Losing weight is itself helpful for the knees. But if muscle goes with it, the strength holding the knee falls and the result works against you. That is why muscle mass change should be looked at alongside, not weight alone.
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