date:Dec 17, 2018
c impact of illness related to excess body weight is estimated at US$2 trillion.
In 2012, excess body weight accounted for approximately 544,300 cancers, meaning 3.9 percent of all cancers worldwide, with the proportion varying from less than 1 percent in low-income countries to 7 or 8 percent in some high-income Western countries and Middle Eastern and Northern African countries.
Responsible for an array of diseases
Overweight and obesity have been linked to an increased risk of 13 cancers in