Obesity or being overweight refers to having higher amounts of body fats with respect to lean body tissues like muscles. It has been observed that after tobacco, obesity is the second main reason for the number of deaths. And, as tobacco intake is decreasing with increase in awareness, soon it can be expected that the number of deaths due to obesity may surpass ones due to tobacco.

2. Obesity or being overweight refers to having higher
amounts of body fats with respect to lean body
tissues like muscles. It has been observed that after
tobacco, obesity is the second main reason for the
number of deaths. And, as tobacco intake is
decreasing with increase in awareness, soon it can
be expected that the number of deaths due to
obesity may surpass ones due to tobacco. It has
been studied that two-thirds of heart ailments are
due to obesity.
There are many factors responsible for obesity.
Some of them are:
● Genetics
● Hormonal imbalance
● Emotional causes
● Environmental factors
● Cultural factors

3. It has been found that obesity can lead to many
diseases like:
● Heart diseases and heart stroke
● Diabetes
● Hypertension or high blood pressure
● Increase of the bad cholesterol
● Asthma
● Gall and kidney stones
● Infertility
● Around 11 types of cancers like leukemia,
breast cancer (after menopause), endometrium,
colon cancer, prostate cancer, etc.
Studies have associated higher weight gain during
adolescence and high birth weights with cancer
risks. Some even stated that high waist to hip ratio
can be the reason of death in case of men with
prostate cancer. Repeatedly losing weight and
gaining back can also be a risk factor.
There are many mechanisms that highlight the role
of obesity in causing cancer.
● The excess fat tissues in body of obese people
cause levels of insulin and other growth
factors to rise, which in turn instruct cells to
divide more rapidly including cancer causing
cells.

4. ● Again, postmenopausal fat tissues produce
higher levels of estrogens that cause cells to
multiply faster, thus leading to breast cancer
and endometrial cancer in women.
● Fat cells produce chemicals called adipokines,
a kind of cell signaling proteins that
encourage cells, including cancer cells to
divide rapidly.
● It has also been found out that obese people
tend to have a chronic or subacute
inflammation that has been associated with a
high risk of cancer.
● Risk of thromboembolism is also higher in
obese people who are receiving
chemotherapy.

5. Researchers have stated if people can reduce their
BMI by at least 1%, then there would be a
significant reduction in the number of cancer
patients. Evidences prove that reduction in weights
has helped in
advanced prostate cancer treatments and
breast cancer cure along with reducing risks of their
reappearance. Obesity even poses a major
hindrance in the treatment processes. As we see
that there is a clear association of obesity and
cancer, healthy lifestyle and eating habits should
be incorporated to prevent risks and diseases
associated with it.
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