Much of the information in public domain focuses on the effects of obesity on heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases, missing out on the relationship between obesity and cancer. A recent study described their relationship as that of "The Oil That Feeds the Flame." The idea that obesity causes cancer is not a very old one. It is of fairly recent origin, with a report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2002 confirmed this for the first time. More recently, in 2016 IARC confirmed that obesity increased the risk of cancer in 13 sites.
These are cancer of colon, esophagus, kidney, breast, uterus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, ovary, thyroid, multiple myeloma and meningioma. Not all obese/overweight people have the same risk of cancer. As per the World Cancer Report, 2014 released by WHO, there is a clear dose-response relationship and "The higher…
