Obesity Puts People At Risk For These 11 Cancers according to : care2

Recently, a new study has shown the strong link between obesity and risk for 11 different types of cancer. A study published in The BMJ evaluated 204 previous studies on the connection between obesity indicators and 36 cancers. Scientists are quickly developing a picture of the health risks that are associated with obesity, however, which include these cancers. Hormone-related tumors, especially in women, and cancers of the digestive system were found to have the biggest link to obesity. Yet, research continues to shed a light on the connections between those who fall into the "obese" category and major health conditions.




Among participants who were overweight, 18.6% had no cardiometabolic risk factors; among obese participants, 9.6%had no risk factors. Do People With Obesity Always Present With Cardiometabolic Risk Factors? Using electronic medical record data, researchers looked for 4 cardiometabolic risk factors: elevated blood pressure; elevated triglycerides; low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; and elevated blood glucose. Share this content:linkedingoogleEmailPrintOver 18% of patients who were overweight and 5.8% of patients considered morbidly obese did not have any cardiometabolic risk factors present. Continue Reading BelowThe researchers found that across all overweight and obese adults in the study, the presence of cardiometabolic risk factors varied widely.

New Obesity Gene Identified for People of African Descent

"We replicated this finding in 1,411 West African samples and 9,020 African American samples," they wrote. Studies looking for Obesity genes in other countries hadn't found this mutation, probably because they hardly ever include many African-American or African volunteers. People of purely European descent don't have this variation, the team reported in the journal Obesity. Researchers have found a genetic variation unique to people of African descent that can addabout six pounds of extra weight. About 1 percent of people of African heritage carry the genetic variation, the team at the National Institutes of Health reported.



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