The world faces many problems at the moment, most of which we’re responsible for. Take, for instance, our love of tasty foods and convenience, which has helped spur the rise of many fast food chains all throughout the world. The food at these “restaurants” is unhealthy, and everyone knows it, yet the majority of us still use them.

The result is that we’re now in a state of collective obesity. While being overweight can be caused by a number of different factors, there is no doubt a very strong correlation to these fast food stores. Obesity, likewise, comes with many other problems, one such being a greater risk of cancer:

In the winter 2016 issue of Your Weight Matters, the magazine of the Obesity Action Coalition, Taraneh Soleymani, M.D., teaches us that next to smoking, keeping one’s self at a healthy weight is the most important thing an individual can do to reduce the risk of cancer. If we didn’t have enough reasons to lose weight before, we now have probably the biggest reason ever, preventing cancer.

Dr. Soleymani shocks us with the report by the American Institute for Cancer Research that states that 50 percent of colon and rectal cancers can be prevented by maintaining a healthy weight, balanced diet and physical activity. Half of these cancers are caused by the obesegenic lifestyle that we’ve adopted. Just as shocking, 38 percent of breast cancers, 69 percent of throat cancers, 24 percent of kidney cancers and 19 percent of pancreatic cancers are preventable through healthy weight management.

Those are some incredible statistics. Unfortunately the reason that fast food is so pervasive is that it takes advantage of human nature, which makes them difficult to stop. But of course, if we’re to keep ourselves healthy, we need to find a way. Check out the full article for more details.

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