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Weight Gain and Cancer Risk

We all know that extra weight can put the heart at risk, but until recently, not much research had been done linking obesity and cancer. Now the largest study ever done shows a powerful link between being overweight and a variety of cancers -- in fact nearly all of them! Researchers tracked a million men for years. They found that excess weight accounts for fourteen percent of cancer deaths in men-- and twenty percent in women! In the United States that adds up to around ninety thousand extra cancer deaths per year! If you're overweight -- these numbers should scare you! Talk to a doctor or nutritionist about a proper diet-- before you become a statistic!