Overweight and obesity make up for more than 15,000 cancer cases per year in Brazil

(Funda ç ã o de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de S ã o Paulo) A collaboration between Brazilian university and Harvard assessed the impact of the rise in body mass index over health indicators and can serve as a basis for public policy. The study can serve as basis for public policies, such as a higher degree of regulation on ultraprocessed foods market, whose sales in Latin America increased over 100% since year 2000.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news