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New research shows that maintaining a healthy weight may be one way to reduce your risk of developing psoriatic arthritis if you have psoriasis.
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If you’re living with psoriasis and are worried about developing psoriatic arthritis, you may be wondering how high your risk is and whether you can reduce it or even eliminate it altogether.
Psoriatic arthritis is common among people with psoriasis, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), affecting about one in three, and often developing about 10 years after psoriasis does. And while the exact cause of psoriatic arthritis is still unknown, genetics play a key role.