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Posted: Monday, 07 April 2008 6:41PM

Dr. Brian McDonough on Obesity

NEW YORK (1010 WINS)  -- The more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer. According to a study in the journal The Lancet, this is true for a wide variety of cancers. 

Considering the fact that we’re facing an obesity epidemic, this particular study is quite distressing. 

Remember, obesity increases the risks of developing diabetes as well as various forms of heart disease. 

This study was a big one. It looked at 141 articles involving 282,137 cancer cases and 20 different types of cancer to calculate the cancer risk associated with a 10-pound weight gain in the average person. 

Another interesting point is that different forms of cancer were worsened in men and women. For instance, weight gain increased the risk of colon cancer more in men than women.

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