There is evidence that high body-mass index (25 or greater) is associated with increased risk of cancer.
Worldwide, 481 000 or 3·6% of all new cancer cases in adults in 2012 were attributable to high BMI.
Something must be done about the increasing numbers of people with high BMI. Assuming that the association between high BMI and cancer is causal, the continuation of current patterns of population weight gain will lead to continuing increases in the future burden of cancer.
Resources:
● World Cancer Research Fund International
● European Commission (Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship)
● Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
● US National Institutes of Health.
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