Did you Know?
With the exception of smoking, nothing else affects your overall risk of cancer more than being overweight. According to an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Working Group, these 13 different cancers have been linked to being overweight or obese: Endometrial: 7X as likely in people with severe obesity; 2–4X as likely in people who are obese or overweight
Esophageal adenocarcinoma: 4.8X as likely in people with severe obesity; 2.4–2.7X as likely in people who are obese; 1.5X as likely in overweight individuals
Gastric cardia: 2X as likely in obese individuals
Liver: 2X as likely in obese or overweight individuals
Kidney: 2X as likely in obese or overweight individuals
Multiple myeloma: 1.1–1.2X as likely in obese or overweight individuals
Meningioma: 1.5X as likely in obese individuals; 1.2X as likely in people who are overweight
Pancreatic: 1.5X as likely in obese or overweight individuals
Colorectal: 1.3X as likely in obese individuals
Gallbladder: 1.6X as likely in obese individuals; 1.2X as likely in people who are overweight
Breast: 1.2–1.4X as likely in obese or overweight individuals; 1.2X as likely for every 5-unit increase in BMI; 0.8 X as likely in obese or overweight individuals
Ovarian: 1.1X as likely for every 5-unit increase in BMI
Thyroid: 1.3X as likely in obese individuals; 1.26X as likely in people who are overweight Calculating Your Body Mass Index (BMI)
Your BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. The categories are:
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