Most Britains are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer
MOST Britons are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer which is causing a “rising tide of ill health,” says a charity.
Up to 75% of Britons are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer
A nationwide study by Cancer Research UK reveals that 75 per cent of British are ignorant of the danger and that most of them are from poorer backgrounds and male.
The Government’s childhood obesity plan includes a sugary drinks tax, but it’s not enough to curb the rising tide of ill health
More than three-quarters did not know obesity was linked to ovarian cancer, two-thirds did not know there was a link with breast cancer and more than half were unaware it was connected to pancreatic cancer.
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There was better awareness of bowel cancer with 60 per cent of respondents knowing the association and 55 per cent linked obesity with liver cancer.
Being overweight or obese is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking, linked to 18,100 cases each year.
More than three-quarters did not know obesity was linked to cancer
Ten cancers, including breast, bowel, womb and oesophageal, are said to be linked to being overweight or obese.
Two-thirds did not know there was a link between being overweight and breast cancer
Being overweight or obese is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking
The charity Cancer Research UK's Alison Cox said: “The Government’s childhood obesity plan includes a sugary drinks tax, but it’s not enough to curb the rising tide of ill health.”