How can being overweight increase your risk of cancer?
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Dr. Mehmet Oz answered:The inflammation that omentum fat (belly fat) causes also causes dysfunction in the system that protects you from cancer. In fact, there's a direct correlation between waist size and an increased risk of hormonally sensitive tumors (such as breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men). Fat contains an enzyme, aromatase, which converts adrenal hormones into a long-acting kind of estrogen, which causes the increased tumor risk.
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The inflammation that omentum fat (belly fat) causes also causes dysfunction in the system that protects you from cancer. In fact, there's a direct correlation between waist size and an increased risk of hormonally sensitive tumors (such as breast... More -
Dr. Sharyn Lewin of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answered:The risk of developing uterine (endometrial) cancer as well as breast cancer is associated with one's excess body fat. 30% of adults in the US are considered obese and those women who are obese are especially at risk for developing this most common cause of gynecological cancer.
The risk of developing uterine (endometrial) cancer as well as breast cancer is associated with one's excess body fat. 30% of adults in the US are considered obese and those women who are obese are especially at risk for developing this most common... More
