Each year 10.9 million people worldwide are rocked by a diagnosis of cancer and with a well established link between obesity and cancer there are definitely preventable cancers within these statistics. Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the UK's World Cancer Research Fund, believes that if all of us had a body mass index (BMI) of under 25, this would make a huge dent in cancer incidence.
In fact, he believes that it would reduce the number of incidents of the most common cancers by a third, if more of us kept our weight at a healthy level. The cancers linked to being overweight include cancer of the breast and endometrium (lining of the womb), the esophagus, the gallbladder, the kidney, the bowel and the pancreas. …show more content…
A healthy BMI is in the range of 18.5 to 25, though researchers are quick to point out that someone at the high end of this range is 15% more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer than a person at the bottom of the range.
"The evidence that being overweight puts you at increased risk of cancer is stronger now than ever before and we now say that, after not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do for cancer prevention." Wiseman explains.
Research shows that fat cells release hormones that increase your risk of cancer. What's more, fat at the waist encourages the body to produce growth hormones, hormones that at high levels have also been linked to cancer.
A 2007 World Cancer Research Fund study that was the largest ever investigations of lifestyle and cancer had some pretty strong recommendations. Don't gain weight as an adult. Stay away from alcohol (men are limited to 2 drinks/day; women 1 drink/day) and sugary drinks, as well as bacon and ham. Breastfeeding is also
In fact, he believes that it would reduce the number of incidents of the most common cancers by a third, if more of us kept our weight at a healthy level. The cancers linked to being overweight include cancer of the breast and endometrium (lining of the womb), the esophagus, the gallbladder, the kidney, the bowel and the pancreas. …show more content…
A healthy BMI is in the range of 18.5 to 25, though researchers are quick to point out that someone at the high end of this range is 15% more likely to be diagnosed with bowel cancer than a person at the bottom of the range.
"The evidence that being overweight puts you at increased risk of cancer is stronger now than ever before and we now say that, after not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do for cancer prevention." Wiseman explains.
Research shows that fat cells release hormones that increase your risk of cancer. What's more, fat at the waist encourages the body to produce growth hormones, hormones that at high levels have also been linked to cancer.
A 2007 World Cancer Research Fund study that was the largest ever investigations of lifestyle and cancer had some pretty strong recommendations. Don't gain weight as an adult. Stay away from alcohol (men are limited to 2 drinks/day; women 1 drink/day) and sugary drinks, as well as bacon and ham. Breastfeeding is also