Does obesity cause cancer?
1.It is now a scientific fact that there is a relationship between obesity and cancer.
2.While obesity may facilitate the formation of cancer, it also facilitates the progression of existing cancers and makes their treatment difficult. Some cancers (breast, colon, endometrium and ovary) are more common in obese individuals.
3.As you know, obesity is excessive fat accumulation. Biological signals and enzymes secreted by fat cells that grow with this fat accumulation cause our normal cells to transform into cancer cells.
4.One of the many biochemical explanations is insulin resistance caused by obesity, and the other is apoptosis, that is, the prevention of programmed cell death and thus uncontrolled cell proliferation. These mechanisms may be complicated for you, I just want you to think about this.
5.You should consider that refined sugary, processed foods and foods with additives added to extend their shelf life, consumed by individuals to make them obese, contain carcinogenic substances. In other words, when we consume these foods, we both become obese and take cancer-causing chemicals into our bodies.
6.Therefore, a healthy diet protects us from obesity and helps us stay away from foods that cause cancer.