Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective
Source: World Cancer Research Fund
From press release (Word; 258 KB):

People should aim to be at the lower end of the healthy weight range, according to a landmark report published today that links body fat and cancer more closely than ever before.

The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) report is the most comprehensive ever published on the link between cancer and diet, physical activity and weight. Searches at nine academic institutions across the world for studies published since records began in the 1960s initially found half a million – 7,000 of which were judged to be the most relevant and robust for inclusion in the report.

It includes 10 recommendations from a panel of 21 world-renowned scientists that represent the most definitive and authoritative advice that has ever been available on how the general public can prevent cancer. Unicef and the World Health Organization were among the official observers of the report’s process.

And its key finding is that maintaining a healthy weight (a BMI of 20-25) is one of the most important things you can do to prevent cancer. The number of types of cancer where there is “convincing” evidence that body fat is a cause has risen from one to six since the last WCRF report was published in 1997, including colorectal cancer and post-menopausal breast cancer.

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