Body Fat, Weight & Cancer
Postmenopausal Cancer Risk Rises with
Body Fat and Weight
According to a weight study from Germany,
"high BMI is a well known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer.
There have been some reports of excess risk in association with weight
gain and WHR, but little is known about the influence of body fatness
per se.
Using data from the Malmo Diet and Cancer
Study, a prospective cohort study, 12159 postmenopausal women (59.9±7.7
yrs) were categorized by quintiles of baseline anthropometric and impedance
measures and reported weight change since age 20. RRs from multivariate
Cox regression models were calculated. All analyses were adjusted for
age, height, smoking, alcohol consumption, occupation, marital status,
parity, age at first pregnancy, age at menarche and current hormone use,"
stated P.H. Lahmann and co-authors.
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Weight Loss & Weight Management
An increase in physical activity is an important part of your weight loss
program. Physical activity improves your muscle/fat ratio - thus raising
metabolism for easier weight loss - and boosts your motivation to maintain
the weight you lose.
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