Association of obesity status and metabolic syndrome with site-specific cancers: a population-based cohort study.

Zhi CaoXiaomin ZhengHongxi YangShu LiFusheng XuXilin YangYaogang Wang

Published in: British journal of cancer (2020)

Even in metabolically healthy individuals, obesity was associated with increased risks of five cancers, whereas we did not find that these individuals were associated with increased risks of several other obesity-related cancers.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
uric acid
human health
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
body mass index
young adults