Body fat, known to trigger problems related to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, is also a potential cause of different types of cancer. Excess fat leads to a high body mass index (BMI - the percentage of fat in proportion to weight and height of a person), which increases the risk of colon cancer by 55 percents. Women with high BMI are susceptible to developing uterus or breast cancer by over 50 per cent.In both the sexes, being obese increases the risk of cancer of the esophagus, kidney, gallbladder and pancreas. Fat is considered to be a source of hormones such as estrogens. This hormone is responsible for endometrial and breast cancer. Excess fat may also lead to out-of-control cell multiplication, which is basically triggered through high insulin-like growth factors. The balance of the immune system is disturbed.
So weight control can reduce cancer-related deaths.
