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Another Reason to Lose Weight
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...is also the best way to avoid the number 2 killer, cancer.A huge new study of the World Cancer... Read more »
Obesity may protect joints in rheumatoid arthritis, but at what cost?
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...to increase the risk of dying from heart disease, cancer, accidents and diseases like... Read more »
New research links cancer and obesity
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...recent annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, the results of cancer... Read more »
Do you have trouble losing weight?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...later developed leukemia, and some died from the cancer. Nevertheless, if researchers can... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes: Control It For Your Child's Sake
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...diabetes and the mother's elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Another suggests there may be... Read more »
Health Guide
Obesity
...high cholesterol, and kidney and gallbladder disease. Obesity may increase the risk for some types of cancer. It is also a risk factor for the development of osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. ... Read more »Morbid obesity
... Hypertension Heart disease Stroke Certain cancers, including breast and colon Depression Osteoarthritis ... Read more »Pancreatic carcinoma
Pancreatic carcinoma is cancer of the pancreas. Alternative Names Pancreatic cancer; Cancer - pancreas Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Read more »Heart Health and the Environment
...diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis of weight-bearing joints like knees and hips, depression, and cancer. Over a lifetime, this leads to more doctor visits, prescription medications,... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
...that the following health risks by body mass:The lowest risks for heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers are in people with body mass index (BMI) values of 21 to 25.The risks increase slightly... Read more »Images
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