Andrew Huberman· PhD
so obesity is now the second most prevalent environmental driver of cancer
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so obesity is now the second most prevalent environmental driver of cancer
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and obesity is correlated with cancer
in fact as we've discussed in the past you would now argue that obesity and type 2 diabetes probably represent the second leading cause of cancer second only to smoking
obesity is unquestionably you know like another when really that that third highest ranking quote unquote carcinogen
Weight gain over many years increases the risk of obesity-related cancers in men by 50% and in women by ~20%. https://t.co/5uH215pWRI
Obesity overtook smoking as top preventable cause of cancer death in US with 20% of cancer deaths linked to obesity.
Although smoking is still the leading cause, obesity is now a close second—and it’s getting worse
obesity is actually the second on the list of risk factors for developing cancer unfortunately obesity is going in the other direction as smoking rates go down obesity rates are going up so we're starting to see more obesity related cancers