Your knees suffer the stress of every extra pound you carry. But, you can cut in half your risk of developing osteoarthritis of the knee if you lose 11 surplus pounds, according to the Arthritis Foundation.

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How can you do that?

Eating proper food portions is key to having a healthy weight and lightening the load on your joints.

TIP: Instead of eating two or three big meals each day, try eating a number of smaller meals throughout the day-to boost your metabolism and help keep the pounds off.