{"id":2248,"date":"2019-10-17T16:28:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T16:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=2248"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:06:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:36:24","slug":"are-you-overweight-it-could-increase-your-risk-of-cancer-fight-obesity-with-these-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/are-you-overweight-it-could-increase-your-risk-of-cancer-fight-obesity-with-these-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Overweight? It Could Increase Your Risk Of Cancer; Fight Obesity With These Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Obesity can put an individual at a higher risk of multiple diseases. Unhealthy weight is the reason behind many deadly diseases. It can increase the risk of heart diseases, diabetes, stroke, liver diseases and many other medical issues. Maintaining a healthy weight is extremely necessary to keep the risk of multiple health issues at bay. Not just these diseases, a recent study has highlighted that obesity can increase the risk of many cancers as well. Researchers have found that being overweight before the age of 40 could increase the risk of various cancers in adults.<\/p>\n

For the findings, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, the research team wanted to find out how adult overweight (BMI over 25) and obesity (BMI over 30) increase the risk of different types of cancer. The researchers used data collected from 2,20,000 individuals. Data from health examinations, including information on height and weight, were linked to data from national cancer registries.<\/p>\n

“Obesity is an established risk factor for several cancers. In this study, we have focused on the degree, timing and duration of overweight and obesity in relation to cancer risk,” said study author Tone Bjorge, Professor at University of Bergen in Norway.<\/p>\n

According to the researchers, 27,881 individuals were diagnosed with cancer during follow-up, of which 9,761 (35 percent) were obesity-related. The study concluded that if you were overweight before age 40, the risk of developing cancer increases by 70 percent for endometrial cancer, 58 percent for male renal-cell cancer, 29 percent for male colon cancer and 15 percent for all obesity-related cancers (both in males and females).<\/p>\n

“The risk increased by 64 percent for male participants and 48 percent for females,” Bjorge added.<\/p>\n

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