00:00Your diet might be quietly filling your knees with fat, and you'd never know it without an MRI.
00:05A new study of 615 Americans at risk for knee osteoarthritis found ultra-processed food linked
00:12to hidden fat streaks building up inside thigh muscles. Even after accounting for total calories
00:17consumed, scientists at UC San Francisco used MRI scans to spot the fatty degeneration.
00:23Finding participants' diets averaged 41% ultra-processed foods. Things like packaged
00:29snacks, sodas, and ready-made meals. That hidden fat can weaken muscle function and raise the risk
00:34of knee problems down the road. Lead researcher Dr. Zara Akaya says diet quality deserves more
00:40attention. And weight loss plans need to look beyond simple calorie counting. The findings,
00:46published in the journal Radiology, add to growing evidence that what you eat matters as much as how
00:51much. Disclosure. This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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