{"id":3994,"date":"2020-01-13T06:56:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T06:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/news\/?p=3994"},"modified":"2021-03-31T00:07:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:37:25","slug":"being-overweight-increases-cancer-risk-here-are-three-easy-tricks-to-fight-obesity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedicplus.com\/blog\/being-overweight-increases-cancer-risk-here-are-three-easy-tricks-to-fight-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Being overweight increases cancer risk: Here are three easy tricks to fight obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: thehealthsite.com<\/p>\n

A nationwide Danish study has revealed that being overweight or obese increases the risk of getting several common cancers by 12 percent. This includes breast cancer, kidney cancer, gallbladder cancer, leukemia, brain cancer and non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma. The study is published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.<\/p>\n

Researchers from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark are concerned that the rising rates of obesity will increase the rates of cancers and more people will die prematurely. As reported by a UK daily, the researchers also fear that obesity epidemic will take a toll on healthcare costs.<\/p>\n

How obesity increases cancer risk? According to the scientists, obesity leads to rapid rise in the number of cells as well as the secretion of high levels of proteins and hormones that are pro-inflammatory such as estrogen \u2013 all of which is linked to cancer.<\/p>\n

Health experts say that addressing the obesity epidemic will not only lead to better health outcomes but also reduce medical costs.<\/p>\n

Now the question is \u2013 How can you fight against obesity? The answer is weight management and healthy eating. Here are a few effective ways to fight obesity \u2013<\/p>\n

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