OBESITY causes cancer. That’s the take-home message from the most authoritative investigation ever undertaken into the links between lifestyle, diet and cancer.
The report by the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research distils its findings into a list of 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that are designed to clarify the many, sometimes contradictory, recommendations that consumers are bombarded with.
About a third of cancers are related to diet. If you want to avoid the disease, your best bet is to stay slim, exercise every day and eat a largely plant-based diet.
That advice should sound familiar.…
