Higher BMI, body fat, and larger waist and hips pose similar risk for 10 common cancers
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10 May 2021Higher BMI, body fat, and larger waist and hips pose similar risk for 10 common cancers
Obesity increases the risk of developing 10 of the most common cancers, regardless of how it is measured, according to a study of more than 400,000 adults in the UK, being presented at The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, with central fatness (larger waist and hips) and general obesity (body mass index [BMI] and body fat percentage) associated with similar estimates of cancer risk.
