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“A type of immune cell called macrophages were found to accumulate and produce pro-inflammatory cytokines near dead adipose cells in the fat tissue in breasts. This adipose tissue inflammation is significantly higher in obese women compared to lean women and may create a microenvironment that promotes tumor growth.”

Obesity is a major contributor to many of the leading causes of death, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. More than 650 million adults are obese worldwide (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/obesity-and-overweight).

“Chronic inflammation (originating from the gut and other cells in the body), higher IGF-1, glucose, and insulin levels have all been identified to play a role in the obesity-cancer link. If you are one of the 69% of U.S. adults that are overweight/obese...”

“They also found that obesity-related gray matter atrophy patterns didn't overlap with amyloid-beta or tau protein distribution in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. Amyloid-beta and tau accumulation are widely considered hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.”

“Participants chose to undergo bariatric surgery or receive conventional obesity treatment during the years of 1987 and 2001. They continue to provide additional questionnaire data and blood samples as the study remains ongoing.”

“A new study shows the "obesity paradox,” the idea that obese people live longer than those of normal weight, may be explained by muscle mass. After accounting for muscle mass, high BMI no longer associates with greater survival.”

“Randomized controlled trial finds that obese women that did intermittent fasting (24 hrs) and ate 30% less food (caloric restriction) for 10 weeks lost more fat mass, had improved triglycerides and decreased LDL cholesterol compared to women that only fasted or only did caloric restriction.”

“The accumulation of visceral fat is linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammatory diseases, certain types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other obesity-related diseases.”

“Having obesity increases a person's risk for many chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and others. New research suggests that breastfeeding for a year or longer protects infants against obesity in later life.”

“Findings from the mouse study suggested that this increased risk of obesity was driven by epigenetic mechanisms associated with the altered expression of the proopiomelanocortin gene (known as POMC), which plays critical roles in the neuronal regulation of appetite, satiety, and food intake.”