It’s no secret that obesity can lead to many health issues, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, breathing problems, gout and many more. But new research shows that obesity can put people at a much greater risk of getting cancer.

According to a recent article from the Daily Express, there has been strong evidence to support the link between being severely overweight and some types of cancer. These cancers are ones that are mostly associated with digestive organs and hormone-related ailments.

Researchers conducted a review of studies on obesity and the danger of developing cancer. They found a strong relationship between studies that looked at BMI’s and the risk of developing ‘oesophageal, bone marrow, and colon in men, rectal in men, biliary tract system, pancreatic, endometrial in premenopausal women and kidney cancers.’

In the review published by The British Medical Journal, the risk of developing cancer increased for every 11 lbs gained in the BMI. This ranged from 9% for bowel cancer among men to 56% for biliary tract system cancer.

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