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Obesity is the biggest cause of cancer in the UK, after smoking. But this isn’t well known. When people do hear this, we’re often asked: ‘I’m already overweight, will losing weight reduce my risk?’ And with 2 in 3 UK adults either overweight or obese, it’s an important question. But while it sounds logical that losing weight would reduce the risk, proving this isn’t easy.

 

See original article at: https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/02/26/does-losing-weight-reduce-the-risk-of-cancer/