Re: Fat stomachs 'raise risk of pancreatic cancer in women'

Get rid of that fat stomach the way I did. Take CLA. In just a month
you'll already notice that a lot of stomach and hip fat has been lost
although you won't necessarily lose weight. How it works, I don't know.
Seems like a miracle to me. No dieting or exercise necessary.
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Fat stomachs 'raise risk of pancreatic cancer in women'

By Ben Farmer
Last Updated: 12:06AM BST 16/07/2008
Obese women who carry much of their excess weight around the belly are 70
per cent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, a study has found.

Researchers believe that obesity could increase the risk of pancreatic
cancer, one of the most difficult forms to treat, by affecting insulin
levels.

The study published in the British Journal of Cancer found a link between
waist-to-hip ratios and the cancer while monitoring more than 138,000
post-menopausal women for seven years.

Dr Juhua Luo, of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, who led the research
said: "We found that the risk of developing pancreatic cancer was
significantly raised in obese postmenopausal women who carry most of their
excess weight around the stomach.
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"Obesity is a growing and largely preventable problem, so it's important
that women are aware of this major increase in risk."

Of the American women surveyed in the study, 251 developed the cancer and
when other risk factors such as smoking and age were factored out, the
disease was far more prevalent in the obese than those with smaller waist
to hip ratios.

Dr Luo said: "We know that carrying a high proportion of abdominal fat is
associated with increased levels of insulin, so we think this may cause
the link between obesity and pancreatic cancer."

Pancreatic cancer is the tenth most common cancer in the UK, with around
7,400 cases diagnosed each year. Difficulty in diagnosing the disease
means few cases are spotted early and only two or three per cent of
sufferers are still alive after five years.

Previous research has found smoking, a diet rich in fat and sugar and
hereditary pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas, all raise the
risk of the cancer.

Dr Lesley Walker, director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK,
said: "Pancreatic cancer is associated with particularly poor survival, so
it's crucial that we learn more about how to prevent the disease.

"About a quarter of all cancer deaths are caused by unhealthy diets and
obesity and it's important that people are aware of this risk."

Around 3,800 women were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004 in the UK
and in total there are around 7,000 deaths a year.

The study is the latest to suggest links between fat on the abdomen or pot
bellies and disease.

Health researchers have traditionally used the overall body mass index,
calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height
in metres, to gauge obesity.

However, recent studies have suggested that the distribution of fat can be
important in predicting disease, with pot bellies particularly likely to
trigger illness.

A study from University of Texas last year found those with fat bellies as
measured by their waist-to-hip ratio were at far greater risk of heart
disease than those whose fat was spread around the body.

The ratio is calculated as the waist measurement level with the belly
button, divided by the hip circumference at the widest point.

For men, the ratio should ideally not be over 0.9 and for women, 0.85.





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