CDC reports “Cancers associated with overweight and obesity make up 40 percent of cancers diagnosed in the United States.”

It’s no surprise that obesity can cause a number of health complications, but many are unaware overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer.  The Vital Signs report, by CDC and National Cancer Institute (NCI) researchers, analyzed 2014 cancer incidence data from the United States Cancer Statistics report and reviewed data from 2005 to 2014 to determine trends for cancers associated with overweight and obesity.(cdc.gov)

 Key findings regarding cancer types associated with overweight and obesity(cdc.gov):

• 55 percent of all cancers diagnosed in women and 24 percent of those diagnosed in men are associated with overweight and obesity.
• Non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites had higher incidence rates compared with other racial and ethnic groups. Black males and American Indian/Alaska Native males had higher incidence rates than white males.
• Cancers associated with overweight and obesity, excluding colorectal cancer, increased 7 percent between 2005-2014.  Colorectal cancer decreased 23 percent, due in large part to screening. Cancers not associated with overweight and obesity decreased 13 percent.
• Cancers associated with overweight and obesity, excluding colorectal cancer, increased among adults younger than age 75.
  Read the official CDC article here!