New Study Links Common Cancers to Obesity

Mike Bundrant is co-founder of the iNLP Center.

A new research report from the United Kingdom shows an alarming connection between overweight and obese persons and the risk of developing the most common types of cancer. Using the body mass index (BMI) as a guide for healthy body mass, researchers discovered that those who were high on the BMI chart were also more likely to get cancer.

The study is cause for distress among health professionals, since obesity is an overwhelming problem that continues to get worse each year. Obesity is not a problem that is exclusive to the United …read more