Shocking: Obesity Found To Spark 500,000 Cancer Cases Annually

Source: www.naturalsociety.com | Original Post Date: December 2, 2014 –

It is an unfortunate truth that both the United States’ and the world’s populations are becoming fatter. It seems that with each passing year, obesity rates increase – which sparks a whole host of other diseases. In fact, one report by the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency says that obesity is now responsible for nearly 500,000 cancer cases each year.

The report, which was published in the medical journal Lancet Oncology, gathered information from 184 countries.

“Among women, postmenopausal breast, endometrial and colon cancers accounted for nearly three-quarters (250,000 cases) of obesity-related cancers, while colon and kidney cancers accounted for more than two-thirds (nearly 90,000 cases) of obesity-related cancers in men.”