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Weight Loss & Exercise in Lupus: the science & patient view [March 2025 Update]

posted in Exercise on May 29, 2023 by

Donald Thomas, MD

Updated March 1, 2025

Weight loss & exercise provide many benefits to lupus patients. Healthcare providers consider exercise as “free medication” with many benefits and very few side effects. I did a video on the benefits of weight loss & exercise for lupus patients.…


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