Cancer caused by Obesity

raymondo · Dec 7, 2011

I must do some research to see if anybody has worked out which country needs renaming Fat Person Land . Where do the Fatties hang out?
Am also a newly recommended Leptin Hormone "scholar" -- arguably the most important substance in the body .
Seems that Fatties have brain problems because Leptin presence drops and funny things start --- violence , for starters . Predisposition to Cannibalism .

Everything is beginning to fall into place .
It's more like America is ready to blow up , rather than melt .
Just proves there are some Happy News stories .

More than 100,000 cancers - a third of all those diagnosed each year in this country - are caused by smoking, alcohol, unhealthy diets and obesity, research has revealed.

perdidochas · Dec 7, 2011

raymondo said: ↑

More than 100,000 cancers - a third of all those diagnosed each year in this country - are caused by smoking, alcohol, unhealthy diets and obesity, research has revealed.
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That means 2/3 of all cancers are caused by other things......

waltky · Dec 7, 2011

Granny tol' Uncle Ferd if he gonna marry one o' his fat g/f's, he better make sure she got lotsa cancer insurance...

Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review
7 December 2011 - Booze, cigarettes and inactivity are collectively bad

Nearly half of cancers diagnosed in the UK each year - over 130,000 in total - are caused by avoidable life choices including smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals. Tobacco is the biggest culprit, causing 23% of cases in men and 15.6% in women, says the Cancer Research UK report. Next comes a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in men's diets, while for women it is being overweight.

The report is published in the British Journal of Cancer. Its authors claim it is the most comprehensive analysis to date on the subject. Lead author Prof Max Parkin said: "Many people believe cancer is down to fate or 'in the genes' and that it is the luck of the draw whether they get it. "Looking at all the evidence, it's clear that around 40% of all cancers are caused by things we mostly have the power to change."

Weighty matters

For men, the best advice appears to be: stop smoking, eat more fruit and veg and cut down on how much alcohol you drink. For women, again, the reviews says the best advice is to stop smoking, but also watch your weight. Prof Parkin said: "We didn't expect to find that eating fruit and vegetables would prove to be so important in protecting men against cancer. And among women we didn't expect being overweight to be more of a risk factor than alcohol." In total, 14 lifestyle and environmental factors, such as where you live and the job you do, combine to cause 134,000 cancers in the UK each year. About 100,000 (34%) of the cancers are linked to smoking, diet, alcohol and excess weight. One in 25 of cancers is linked to a person's job, such as being exposed to chemicals or asbestos.

Some risk factors are well established, such as smoking's link with lung cancer. But others are less recognised. For example, for breast cancer, nearly a 10th of the risk comes from being overweight or obese, far outweighing the impact of whether or not the woman breastfeeds or drinks alcohol. And for oesophageal or gullet cancer, half of the risk comes from eating too little fruit and veg, while only a fifth of the risk is from alcohol, the report shows. For stomach cancer, a fifth of the risk comes from having too much salt in the diet, data suggests. Some cancers, like mouth and throat cancer, are caused almost entirely by lifestyle choices.

More http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16031149
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waltky · Jan 3, 2012

May the Schwartz be with you...

Obesity Linked to Brain Damage
January 03, 2012 - Inflammation found in hypothalamus, which controls appetite and weight

Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard. They believe it has to do with damage to the part of the brain thats involved in weight control. If obese people stop overeating, switch to a healthful diet and start exercising, they lose weight. However, they may quickly gain it back again. The reason, say researchers, is not a lack of willpower but injury to brain cells, or neurons, in the hypothalamus - a structure deep in the brain that helps control a number of body functions including appetite and weight.

The notion that brain damage might play a role in body weight is not a new one, according to Michael Schwartz of the Diabetes and Obesity Center at the University of Washington in Seattle. Scientists have known for about five years that the hypothalamus of overweight animals - including humans - displays inflammation, a typical reaction to injury. But researchers, led by Schwartz, wanted to determine the role hypothalamus injury plays in obesity, and they had several questions they wanted to answer: Is it simply a consequence of becoming obese or does it occur before the obesity occurs?" says Schwartz. "And what could be driving that response? What is causing the inflammatory response and could that have something to do with the obesity itself?

Schwartzs team put laboratory mice and rats on a high-fat diet to make them gain weight. When they looked for evidence of inflammation in their brains, they made a startling discovery. We were frankly shocked to realize the inflammation became apparent within 24 hours of the switch in diet, says Schwartz. The researchers also saw evidence of a strong and rapid neuro-protective response, as cells were activated to repair the damaged neurons. But the animals were kept on the high-fat diet for nine months and the inflammation eventually returned.

The key message, according to Schwartz, is that its not the fault of people who try and fail repeatedly to lose weight through dieting. Our data would point to a more structural, biological basis for why it is difficult to keep weight off," he says. "It has to do with damage to the brain area that is responsible for controlling body weight. Schwartz says that also explains why drugs are not effective at helping people achieve lasting weight loss. The compounds currently available do not target what appears to be the underlying cause of obesity.

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Study: More Education Increases IQ Score
January 03, 2012 - Intelligence quotient is higher in students who stay in school longer

Staying in school really can make you smarter. A new study from Norway finds that students who remain in school longer than their counterparts have higher IQ scores. In the mid-1950s, the Norwegian government began requiring students to attend school until they were 16 years old, rather than allowing them to drop out at 14. Communities had until 1972 to phase in the compulsory education reform, which meant that, for nearly 20 years, youngsters in some municipalities went to school for seven years and others attended classes for at least nine years.

That gave Taryn Ann Galloway a unique opportunity to see what impact the extra two years of education had on the intellectual development of students. Galloway, a researcher at the University of Oslo, explains that all young men in Norway are required to undergo a cognitive assessment, or IQ, test for the military draft at age 19. So, she and her colleagues were able to sift through data on 107,000 draft-age young men, correlating their years of education with their IQ scores obtained by the military. The young men who were forced to stay in school for two years longer actually did have higher IQs," Galloway says. "So, based on that, we were able to say that increasing compulsory schooling did actually have an effect on their cognitive abilities as measured at 19 years of age.

The average IQ score on the intelligence test is 100, with most of the population falling somewhere between 85 and 115 on the scale. According to Galloway, students who got a full two years of extra schooling showed an IQ gain of more than 7 points. Those with just one additional year of compulsory education during the phase in period gained approximately 3.7 IQ points. So, thats still quite large," she says. "Theyre going from about average to well above average if they were affected by reform.

For years, theres been vigorous debate among psychologists about whether a persons intelligence is the result of smart genes or a nurturing environment in infancy. Galloways results seem to support the nurturing side of the nature versus nurture argument. She suggests getting two extra years of academic practice during the middle teenage years may also help boost IQ scores. I think its because you do learn general thinking skills at school and you are able to practice them, and you have lots of opportunity to practice them. So this is a two year extension of compulsory schooling for two years, so they were able to simply improve their skills.

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raymondo · Jan 4, 2012

Yes I am well aware of similar studies but felt they were far too long and complex to put in front of our mainly fat cousins .
In summary , the parents who damage their brains initially through obesity and associated Leptin effects , then pass these defects on to their pudding like children .
Do i hear the the phrase " Need Culling" from the back of the hall?

Clint Torres · Jan 5, 2012

Cancer is like religion. It is a money maker with no real solution, but with a simple outcome.

raymondo · Jan 5, 2012

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Cancer is like religion. It is a money maker with no real solution, but with a simple outcome.
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Clint , you are doing it again !!!
Speaking before thinking .

Above anything else , Cancer is a terrible disease that affects one third of all people at some point in their life .
Thereafter , it is imperative we look for cures .
Some people will make money from research , development , marketing and the care of suffering .
What is your problem , Clint .
Advances in containment and cure are amazing and separately there are some who profit in nasty ways .
But that is true in every walk of life .
Your Post statement is actually very offensive and unthinking .

submarinepainter · Jan 5, 2012

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