CANCER AND OBESITY

A recently completed John Hopkins study showed that obesity, specifically, excess bodyfat, is linked to cancers of the pancreas, breast, and colon, as well as confirming heart disease and diabetes can be specially linked to obesity. Obese men have an increased risk of prostate cancer and Obese women are also at increased risk of dying from breast cancer after menopause compared with lean women. Scientists estimate that about 11,000 to 18,000 deaths per year from breast cancer in U.S. women over age 50 might be avoided if women could maintain a BMI under 25 throughout their adult lives . 41,000 new cases of cancer in the United States were estimated to be directly linked to obesity. This means that about 3.2 percent of all new cancers are linked to obesity. Obesity also has been consistently associated with uterine (endometrial) cancer. Obese women have two to four times greater risk of developing the disease than do women of a healthy weight, regardless of menopausal status. With the combination of WLS and a balanced excercise program, you can SIGNIFICANTLY reduce your risk for these diseases. I personally believe that having a work-out program in conjunction with WLS can increase your bodies ability to reduce bodyfat, and increase your ability to be healthy drastically.