Why Can Obesity Lead to Cancer?

January 5, 2024

What is obesity?

Obesity is increasingly prevalent now in India. Increase in weight has an impact on people’s physical and mental health.

Overweight and obese people are more susceptible to:

Type 2 Diabetes
Heart attack
Stroke
Liver failure
Kidney failure
Erectile dysfunction
Infertility
Cancers

In addition, people with excess weight are under confident and have lower self-esteem. Obesity is now more commonly seen in teenagers, young mothers and menopausal women.

Original article posted here: https://www.thelondonobesityclinic.co.in/why-can-obesity-lead-to-cancer/

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