UK researchers have reviewed 140 studies evaluating body mass index (obesity) and the risk for cancer. They found that as body weight goes up, cancer risk goes up. The incidences of various types of cancer were directly linked to progressive obesity.
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New information helps to explain how breast and prostate cancer are linked to obesity. Two hormones that come from fat, leptin and adiponectin, are involved in the problem.
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breast cancer,
hormone,
insulin,
insulin resistance,
Leptin Diet,
metabolism,
prostate cancer