Obesity is linked to 12 different cancers

With smoking still being reported as still the biggest cause of cancer, World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)have reported that obesity could overtake this within a couple of decades within the UK and other countries.

The fund identified links between obesity and seven different types of cancers 10 years ago.
Today, a report reports a further links five cancers including the liver, ovary, prostate, stomach, mouth and throat, bowel, breast and gallbladder, kidney, oesophagus, pancreas and womb. To avoid the disease, WCRF advised cleaning up our unhealthy modern lifestyle, by cutting down on fast and processed foods.

“Rather, different patterns of diet and physical activity throughout life combine to make you more or less susceptible to cancer. Our cancer prevention recommendations work together as a blueprint to beat cancer that people can trust, because they are based on evidence that has now proved consistent for decades.”

Cancer Research UK’s prevention expert,Professor Linda Bauld said: “This report supports what we already know – the key to cutting cancer risk is through our way of life. Not smoking, keeping a healthy weight, eating and drinking healthily and getting more active all helps. A bacon butty or glass of wine every so often isn’t anything to worry about, it’s the things you do every day that matter most. Building small changes into your daily life, like choosing sugar-free drinks or walking more, can add up to a big difference for your health.”