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10-31-2003, 10:52 PM
http://www.mercola.com/2003/may/7/obesity_cancer.htm
OBESITY CAUSES NEARLY 100,000 CANCER DEATHS A YEAR
Excess body weight and obesity may play a role in a significant number of cancer deaths, according to a report from the American Cancer Society.
Results from the study, which involved close to 1 million people, indicated that 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent of cancer deaths in women might be due to being overweight or obese.
Further, if Americans maintained healthy weights, more than 90,000 cancer deaths could be avoided each year, according to researchers.
Researchers followed more than 900,000 U.S. adults who were cancer-free in 1982 for a period of 16 years. Body weight was measured using body mass index (BMI) and deaths from cancer were noted.
Those who were overweight or obese had a higher risk of death from various cancers, including esophagus, colon and rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidney, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma, as compared to people of normal weight.
The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of cancer, researchers reported. Among the heaviest participants, the risk of death from cancer was 52 percent higher in men and 62 percent higher in women compared to people of normal weight.
The heaviest men were more likely to die from stomach or prostate cancer, while cancer of the breast, uterus, cervix or ovary was most likely to cause death among the heaviest women.
Researchers were uncertain exactly why obesity might increase risk of death from cancer but suggest that the higher levels of hormones common in people with higher BMIs may predispose them to cancer.
Additionally, excess weight in the abdomen may disrupt the metabolism of insulin, which can increase the risk of cancer, and people with obesity may be more likely to develop gallstones and reflux disease, which can lead to chronic inflammation and certain cancers.
Researchers note that, for people who are overweight or obese, losing any amount of weight could be useful in reducing risk of death from cancer.
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WHAT THEY DON'T TELL US - IS THAT ESTROGEN HORMONES ARE STORED IN BODY FAT. THE MORE FAT CELLS THE MORE ESTROGEN WE STORE OF THE SYNTHETIC, CANCER CAUSING , GROWTH HORMONE VARIETY THAT AGRIBUSINESS PUMPS INTO THEIR LIVESTOCK TO PRODUCE BIGGER COWS, CHICKENS, PIGS, SHEEP.
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THERE IS EXCELLANT INFO ON THIS AND WAAAY MORE IN DR. JOHN R. LEE'S - WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT.... BOOKS.
HE JUST "DIED" AND THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE HIS DEATH WAS NOT NATURAL. HE BLEW WAY TOO MANY WHISTLES.
OBESITY CAUSES NEARLY 100,000 CANCER DEATHS A YEAR
Excess body weight and obesity may play a role in a significant number of cancer deaths, according to a report from the American Cancer Society.
Results from the study, which involved close to 1 million people, indicated that 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent of cancer deaths in women might be due to being overweight or obese.
Further, if Americans maintained healthy weights, more than 90,000 cancer deaths could be avoided each year, according to researchers.
Researchers followed more than 900,000 U.S. adults who were cancer-free in 1982 for a period of 16 years. Body weight was measured using body mass index (BMI) and deaths from cancer were noted.
Those who were overweight or obese had a higher risk of death from various cancers, including esophagus, colon and rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, kidney, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma, as compared to people of normal weight.
The higher the BMI, the greater the risk of cancer, researchers reported. Among the heaviest participants, the risk of death from cancer was 52 percent higher in men and 62 percent higher in women compared to people of normal weight.
The heaviest men were more likely to die from stomach or prostate cancer, while cancer of the breast, uterus, cervix or ovary was most likely to cause death among the heaviest women.
Researchers were uncertain exactly why obesity might increase risk of death from cancer but suggest that the higher levels of hormones common in people with higher BMIs may predispose them to cancer.
Additionally, excess weight in the abdomen may disrupt the metabolism of insulin, which can increase the risk of cancer, and people with obesity may be more likely to develop gallstones and reflux disease, which can lead to chronic inflammation and certain cancers.
Researchers note that, for people who are overweight or obese, losing any amount of weight could be useful in reducing risk of death from cancer.
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WHAT THEY DON'T TELL US - IS THAT ESTROGEN HORMONES ARE STORED IN BODY FAT. THE MORE FAT CELLS THE MORE ESTROGEN WE STORE OF THE SYNTHETIC, CANCER CAUSING , GROWTH HORMONE VARIETY THAT AGRIBUSINESS PUMPS INTO THEIR LIVESTOCK TO PRODUCE BIGGER COWS, CHICKENS, PIGS, SHEEP.
.
THERE IS EXCELLANT INFO ON THIS AND WAAAY MORE IN DR. JOHN R. LEE'S - WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT.... BOOKS.
HE JUST "DIED" AND THERE IS GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE HIS DEATH WAS NOT NATURAL. HE BLEW WAY TOO MANY WHISTLES.