Cancer / Obesity Link

“Almost 19,000 people a year in the UK are diagnosed with cancer that could have been prevented if they were a healthy weight, an expert says.  Professor Martin Wiseman said if everyone had a body mass index (BMI) under 25 it would make a big dent in the...

Looking Forward to 2009

As I stated in my last post, 2008 was a great year for me and for BodyCHEK. 2008 was the first year I took my foot off the pedal in terms of studying. I only completed 2 courses, which is not much for me. I did continue to read on a daily basis, but much of what I...

Obesity and Cancer Risk – Part 2

As stated in my last post, an increased risk of cancer has been linked with obesity. For more and more people, controlling weight is becoming a major challenge. With an abdundance of poor quality food available and less and less activity in our daily lives, many...

Obesity and Cancer Risk

Around half of people are unaware that being overweight or obese can cause cancer, a poll has shown. Researchers have estimated that excess weight causes around 4% of all cancers. Being overweight or obese is linked convincingly to cancer of the oesophagus, bowel,...