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Piling On The Pounds Can Lead To Colorectal Cancer
December 15, 2007 at 4:01 PM
Cancer News
According to the report, obese individuals have a 20 percent greater risk of developing colorectal cancer compared to those of normal weight.
The results also indicated that obese men are at 30 percent greater risk of developing the cancer compared with obese women.
It showed that carrying even a few excess kilos substantially increases the risk of colorectal cancer; for every 5 kg weight gain the risk of developing the cancer increases by 7 percent.
Dr Rachel Huxley and colleagues reviewed over 70,000 patients in an analysis that included studies all across the globe.
The new report carries links with the latest report from the World Cancer Research Fund Report, which provides further support regarding the link between obesity and cancer.
Importantly, the primary recommendation of the report is; Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight, supported by a public health goal of Median adult body mass index (BMI) to be between 21 and 23. All eight recommendations made in the report were focused on healthy eating, drinking and physical activity, creating a sincere message of the relationship between diet and cancer risk.
Although the mechanisms that explain the link between excess weight and cancer remain to be elucidated, substantial evidence supports an important role for diet and physical activity, Dr Huxley added.
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