Shared this point in a talk at the faculty yesterday. Inactivity + obesity = more cancer. I have to give a shout out to Dr. Darren Brenner! Alberta Health Services says physical inactivity is pushing up cancer levels. The province’s health provider announced on Tuesday that more than 12,000 people in Alberta develop cancer each year because of excess body weight and inactivity. They say more women than men are affected by the disease. The study, led by an AHS epidemiologist found that in 2007, more than 5,700 cases of cancer were attributed to excess body weight and more than 12, 800 were the result of an inactive lifestyle. The study’s author Dr. Darren Brenner says an energy imbalance – taking in more calories than are burned through physical activity – can lead to several different types of cancers. Drew Classen globalnews.ca/news/1640291/ahs-says-physical-inactivity-is-pushing-up-cancer-levels/
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 21:16:03 +0000
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