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Obesity and Cancer 3

The Connection Between Obesity and Cancer

February 24, 2020 · 0 comments

To understand the link between obesity and cancer risk, and the health implications of excess body weight, we must first understand how to define obesity. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines obesity as an “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation in adipose tissue, to the extent that health is impaired” [1].