Rates of kidney cancer have reached an all-time high and according to the experts, this is directly related to the currently increasing obesity rates. In 2009, Cancer Research tells us that there were slightly more than 9,000 cases of kidney cancer reported. In 1975, there were only 2,300 cases!
Obesity will increase a person’s risk of developing cancer by 70%. This percentage increase is even higher than the 50% increased risk a smoker will have of developing kidney cancer. Smoking has a direct impact on the chances that one will develop this form of cancer. Extra weight will contribute to the risk of other cancers too because it has an impact on increases in certain hormone levels in the body.
Over 70% of the population of men in Britain have a BMI of over 25 and 60% of women have a BMI greater than 25. The number of overweight people in the UK is not declining in anyway in fact, it is rising steadily and contributing to the development of other lifelong medical conditions.