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Review
. 2006 Nov 25;333(7578):1109-11.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39042.565035.BE1.

ABC of obesity. Obesity and cancer

Donald C McMillan  1 , Naveed Sattar, Colin S McArdle
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Review

ABC of obesity. Obesity and cancer

Donald C McMillan et al. BMJ. .
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Contribution of overweight and obesity to mortality from cancer in the United States, 1982-98. Adapted from Adami H-O et al (N Engl J Med 2003;348:1623-4)
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Mortality from cancer for US men, 1982-98, by body mass index (BMI). For each relative risk, the comparison was between men in the highest BMI category and men in the reference category (18.5 to 24.9). Adapted from Calle et al (see Further Reading box)
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Mortality from cancer for US women, 1982-98, by body mass index (BMI). For each relative risk, the comparison was between women in the highest BMI category and women in the reference category (18.5 to 24.9). Adapted from Calle et al (see Further Reading box)
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Southern European diets— characterised by a low intake of animal fat and a high intake of fish, olive oil, vegetables, fruits, and grain—are consistently associated with lower rates of cancer
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Links between obesity, lifestyle factors, and risk for cancer
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