Asians who are overweight or obese are more likely to die from cancer compared with people of normal weight, a large study in Asia has found.Chop suet, anyone?
Obesity is regarded a risk factor for certain cancers in the West, but until now it had not been clear if it poses the same risks to Asians.
Researchers monitored 401,215 people in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand for four years.
Compared to people of normal weight, participants who were obese were 21 percent more likely to die from cancer while those who were overweight had a 6 percent higher chance, the study found.
Obese participants were particularly vulnerable to cancers of the colon, rectum, breast, ovary, cervix, prostate, and leukemia, the researchers found.
"Overweight and obese individuals in populations across the Asia-Pacific region have a significantly increased risk of mortality from cancer," the researchers wrote in a paper published in The Lancet Oncology on Wednesday.
(Yes, I know that chop suey is allegedly an American creation.)
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