Cancer is a scary thing not only because it is deadly but also because it can go on for awhile before it is even detected or it shows any symptoms. Body composition is an important factor to keep up because it can help lower or reduce your chances of getting cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund estimates that about 20% of all cancers diagnosed in the US are related to body fatness, physical inactivity, excess alcohol consumption, and/or poor nutrition, and thus could also be prevented. It is crazy to think that just by getting up and going for a morning jog or going to the gym can help lower not only your cancer risk but, also many other diseases that can be fatal if not properly taken care of. Eating the wrong foods can increase your body mass index and if there is no exercise involved the amount of fat in your body will steadily keep rising and cause you to potentially be a risk for cancer.
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There is no need for our numbers to keep rising and affecting more and more families. I feel like fast food and unhealthy life choices are the cause of cancer to be found in such young parents in their 40's-60's. I personally know this situation well as I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in March of 2009 at the age of
There is no need for our numbers to keep rising and affecting more and more families. I feel like fast food and unhealthy life choices are the cause of cancer to be found in such young parents in their 40's-60's. I personally know this situation well as I lost my mother to pancreatic cancer in March of 2009 at the age of