Obesity or being overweight is a health issue that induces the risks of various conditions of metabolic disorders. So that people never think that it is a cosmetic issue.
Obesity is estimated to cause around 4.3 million deaths worldwide due to the increased risks of heart diseases and cancer based on the statistics in 2013.
People who are having their BMI>25 fall under the overweight or obese category and are having a greater risk of cancers.
A review from 2005 to 2014, detailed their outcomes in 2017 that breast and colorectal cancers are connected to exorbitant fat and obesity.
In 2016, the Worldwide Office for Research on Cancer (IARC) assumed that obesity is associated with 13 specific cancers. They are liver, endometrial, oesophageal, kidney, post menopausal bosom, colorectal, ovarian, pancreatic, gallbladder, and different myeloma.
The scientific community revealed “tumour formation totally relies on the diet composition as well as the calorie restriction”. Obesity might also increase the risk of type-2 diabetes. The relation of cancer risk and obesity is due to the metabolism of the master hormone, ‘insulin’ and its pathways.
Insulin resistance and Inflammation is also the most important reason for cancer due to obesity.
So obesity has to be restricted by following a calorie restricted diet and healthy lifestyle practices. Proper awareness has to be given to the people for achieving an obesity free society that reduces the risk of cancers in near future.
