Obesity Raises Cancer Risk

A new British study reports that the more weight you carry on your body, the greater your odds of developing cancer.

Last year, a report issued by the American Institute of Cancer Research founded that body fat is linked with an increased risk for several different types of cancer such as esophageal adenocarcinoma, as well as cancers of the pancreas, colon and rectum, breast (postmenopausal), endometrium and kidney. This is true not only of fairly common cancers such as colon and breast, but also of lesser known varieties, including gallbladder.