# Arthritis Prevention > An independent, plain-language reference on how to prevent or delay arthritis, summarizing CDC and NIH guidance with a source for every claim. Not medical advice. Append `.md` to any content-page URL after dropping a trailing slash to get the raw markdown source instead of rendered HTML. The home page source is https://arthritisprevention.org/index.md. For example, https://arthritisprevention.org/about/ is also at https://arthritisprevention.org/about.md. Every content page is served both ways from this domain. The full text of every page is at https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full.txt. A shorter whole-site digest is at https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-context.txt. Section slices live under https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full/.txt (https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full/guides.txt, https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full/conditions.txt, https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full/overview.txt, https://arthritisprevention.org/llms-full/eating.txt). ## Primary - [Hey AI, learn about us](https://arthritisprevention.org/llm-info/): machine-readable site summary, publisher facts, and citation guidance. - [Agent access policy](https://arthritisprevention.org/agents.txt): policy for autonomous AI agents and assistants. - [AI/LLM access policy](https://arthritisprevention.org/ai.txt): crawling, training, and attribution terms. - [Identity](https://arthritisprevention.org/identity/): fonts, colors, logo, favicon, and media assets. ## Key pages - [Index](https://arthritisprevention.org/): Reference index for preventing or delaying arthritis, sourced from CDC and NIH. - [How to prevent arthritis](https://arthritisprevention.org/how-to-prevent-arthritis/): Five evidence-based steps: activity, weight, injury, smoking, early care. - [Arthritis risk factors](https://arthritisprevention.org/risk-factors/): What you can and cannot change, per CDC. - [Osteoarthritis prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/osteoarthritis-prevention/): Risk factors, prevention, and symptoms of the most common type. - [Rheumatoid arthritis risk](https://arthritisprevention.org/rheumatoid-arthritis-risk/): Smoking, age, sex, genes, and why early care matters. - [Gout prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/gout-prevention/): Uric acid, purine-rich foods and drinks, and preventing flares. - [Exercise for joint health](https://arthritisprevention.org/exercise-for-joint-health/): 150 minutes aerobic and 2 days strength; joint-friendly activities. - [Healthy weight and your joints](https://arthritisprevention.org/healthy-weight-and-joints/): Why weight matters for knees and hips. - [Joint injury prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/joint-injury-prevention/): How injuries lead to osteoarthritis later and how to protect joints. - [Sources](https://arthritisprevention.org/sources/): Every CDC and NIH source used, with read dates. - [FAQ](https://arthritisprevention.org/faq/): Short sourced answers. - [About and medical disclaimer](https://arthritisprevention.org/about/): Publisher, funding, independence, and disclaimer. - [Healthy eating patterns](https://arthritisprevention.org/healthy-eating/): Three generally healthy eating patterns with example meals. Not medical advice and not a treatment. ## Eating patterns - [Healthy eating patterns](https://arthritisprevention.org/healthy-eating/): Mediterranean-style, plant-forward, and balanced-plate meal ideas, grocery lists, and prep tips. General nutrition information only. - [Mediterranean-style eating pattern (PDF)](https://arthritisprevention.org/guides/mediterranean-style-eating.pdf): Example meals, a grocery list, and prep tips. - [Plant-forward eating pattern (PDF)](https://arthritisprevention.org/guides/plant-forward-eating.pdf): Example meals, a grocery list, and prep tips. - [Balanced-plate eating pattern (PDF)](https://arthritisprevention.org/guides/balanced-plate-eating.pdf): Example meals, a grocery list, and prep tips. ## Guides - [How to prevent arthritis](https://arthritisprevention.org/how-to-prevent-arthritis/): Five evidence-based steps: activity, weight, injury, smoking, early care. - [Arthritis risk factors](https://arthritisprevention.org/risk-factors/): What you can and cannot change, per CDC. - [Exercise for joint health](https://arthritisprevention.org/exercise-for-joint-health/): 150 minutes aerobic and 2 days strength; joint-friendly activities. - [Healthy weight and your joints](https://arthritisprevention.org/healthy-weight-and-joints/): Why weight matters for knees and hips. - [Joint injury prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/joint-injury-prevention/): How injuries lead to osteoarthritis later and how to protect joints. ## Conditions - [Osteoarthritis prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/osteoarthritis-prevention/): Risk factors, prevention, and symptoms of the most common type. - [Rheumatoid arthritis risk](https://arthritisprevention.org/rheumatoid-arthritis-risk/): Smoking, age, sex, genes, and why early care matters. - [Gout prevention](https://arthritisprevention.org/gout-prevention/): Uric acid, purine-rich foods and drinks, and preventing flares. ## Overview - [Index](https://arthritisprevention.org/): Reference index for preventing or delaying arthritis, sourced from CDC and NIH. - [Sources](https://arthritisprevention.org/sources/): Every CDC and NIH source used, with read dates. - [FAQ](https://arthritisprevention.org/faq/): Short sourced answers. - [About and medical disclaimer](https://arthritisprevention.org/about/): Publisher, funding, independence, and disclaimer. ## About Owner: Arthritis Prevention Standard followed: https://llmbestpractices.com Updated: 2026-11-12 - [Hey AI, learn about us](https://arthritisprevention.org/llm-info/): machine-readable site summary and citation guidance. - [Brand identity](https://arthritisprevention.org/identity/): fonts, colors, and media assets. - [AI/agent access policy](https://arthritisprevention.org/ai.txt) - [XML sitemap](https://arthritisprevention.org/sitemap.xml): full list of pages.