Badly Misinformed
Seventy-five percent of Americans don't realize that being overweight or obese can increase their risk for cancer, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research. Keeping your weight normal decreases your risk for kidney, endometrial and colon cancers by up to 33 percent.
Publication Source:
Vitality magazine
Online Source:
American Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.aicr.org/
Online Editor:
Sinovic, Dianna
Online Medical Reviewer:
Godsey, Cynthia M.S., M.S.N., APRN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Lambert, J.G. M.D.
Date Last Reviewed:
2/22/2005
Date Last Modified:
2/22/2005