Latest research results reported in the annual meeting of experts in the digestive tract in the United States, suggests that obese women at risk for colon cancer to 4 times compared with women with normal weight. And it has set aside the risk of colon cancer risk, such as age, alcohol use, smoking and a history of colon cancer in the family.
These results obtained from the 2300 colonoscopy (examination radiologist to see the state of the large intestine), of which 1050 women aged about 57 years.
Although the fat man there is also a risk for colon cancer, but the increased risk was not significant. Unlike the risks experienced by obese women.
Was a recent study in Australia, with 109 people who have excess weight to overweight and 33 people with normal weight. They were given a series of tests to see the function and structure of the heart.
This research wants to highlight the effect of obesity on heart health in people who have no previous heart disease. The result, obesity has a direct relationship with the level of heart function disorders. Where the weight increase, will make the heart muscle to thicken. The more suffered severe obesity, can result in heart can not contract and relax normally.
The results of this study are reported in the American Heart Association, in the journal Circulation. (more…)
