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GBP1m project to cut cancer risk...Prevention and Screening, said: "Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem and often co-exists with other disorders including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease." In order to post comments you must Register or... In this article: Cancer, Dundee University, Cardiovascular disease, and Obesity |
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South Florida Oracle | 1 day ago
Reasons for smoking ban are not sound
...Florida is up to 24.4 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Obesity can lead to cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. Perhaps USF Health should ban fatty foods or drinks filled with sugar that can cause...
In this article: Cardiovascular disease, Cancer, Sugar, and Centers for Disease Control
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Rivals | 6 days ago
World AIDS Day to create awareness in the South
...to the new generation," she said. Rahill said she doesn't see working to fight HIV as any different than fighting cancer or obesity, but that social attitudes make raising awareness of HIV more difficult. "The problem with HIV is that there...
In this article: HIV, AIDS, Student Union, World AIDS Day, IP Address, Cancer, and University of Chicago
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 06, 2009
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday. The group, which funds research...
In this article: Cancer, US, American Institute for Cancer Research, Centers for Disease Control, Beyonce, Mel Gibson, and Rihanna
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MedicineNet | November 05, 2009
Obesity Linked to Many Cancer Cases in U.S.
...estimates on cancer and excess body fat, Nov. 5, 2009. American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Foundation Expert Report on cancer and obesity, 2007. Tim Byers, MD, PhD, interim director, University of Colorado...
In this article: Cancer, Breast cancer, Endometrial cancer, U.S., American Institute for Cancer Research, and Sugar
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Science Blog - | 1 day ago
Children's Hospital Oakland scientists discover soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer
...fatal or debilitating conditions including cancer, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, pediatric obesity, nutritional deficiencies, birth defects, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis. For more information, go to...
In this article: Cancer, Oakland, Children's Hospital Oakland, Cancer Research, E mail, Neurosurgery, and Cystic fibrosis
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New Kerala | November 08, 2009
Obesity causes more than 100,000 types of cancers: U.S. study
Obesity causes more than 100,000 types of cancers: U.S. study London, Nov 9 : Over 100,000 types of cancers are caused by obesity, according to an American study. Excess body fat makes a person vulnerable to cancer by increasing the amount...
In this article: Cancer, American Institute for Cancer Research, Insulin, Hormone, Estrogen, Tobacco, U.S., and London
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | 6 days ago
Louisiana ranks 47th in national health survey
...notched in 2000. Obesity, in turn, puts an individual at higher risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure and conditions and outcomes that continue to plague Louisiana. A cursory review of...
In this article: Louisiana, Stroke, Cancer, Heart cancer, Alabama, and Mississippi
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Reuters | November 05, 2009
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer...
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Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that health may be negatively affected. It is commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI = weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m or higher. This distinguishes it from being overweight as defined by a BMI of between 25–29.9 kg/m.
Excessive body weight is associated with various diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis. As a result, obesity has been found to reduce life expectancy. The primary treatment for obesity is dieting and physical exercise. If this fails, anti-obesity drugs and (in severe cases) bariatric surgery can be tried.
Obesity arises from too much energy intake compared with a person's basal metabolic rate and level of physical exercise. Excessive caloric intake and a lack of physical activity in genetically susceptible individuals is thought to explain most cases of obesity, with purely genetic, medical, or psychiatric illness contributing to only a limited number of cases. With rates of adult and childhood obesity increasing, authorities view it as a serious public health problem.
Although obesity is often stigmatized in the modern Western world, it has been perceived as a symbol of wealth and fertility at other times in history.
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