-

 OBESITY CANCER RISKS RISING







Obesity is driving a sharp increase in cancer deaths across the U.S., with new research showing that deaths from cancers linked to obesity have tripled in the past two decades. The latest numbers, presented at ENDO 2025 by The Endocrine Society, paint a troubling picture—women, older adults, and minority groups, especially those in underserved and rural areas, are bearing the brunt of this crisis [The Endocrine Society, 2025].

Researchers analyzed over 33,000 deaths from obesity-related cancers and found the most significant spikes among Black Americans, Native Americans, and people living outside big cities. Dr. Faizan Ahmed, the study’s lead author, stressed how urgent it is to improve early cancer screening and healthcare access for high-risk groups. “Obesity is a major risk factor for multiple cancers, leading to substantial mortality,” Ahmed said. “Our results highlight the need for targeted public health efforts and equitable healthcare access” [ENDO 2025].

Obesity is now widespread in the U.S.—more than 40% of American adults meet the CDC’s definition. And it’s not just about weight. Genetics, hormones, and our environment all play a role. While most people know obesity raises the risk for high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease, fewer realize that it’s linked to 13 types of cancer. Together, these account for about 40% of all cancer diagnoses each year [CDC].

These cancers include:

  • Esophageal adenocarcinoma

  • Postmenopausal breast cancer

  • Colon and rectal cancer

  • Uterine cancer

  • Gallbladder cancer

  • Upper stomach cancer

  • Kidney cancer

  • Liver cancer

  • Ovarian cancer

  • Pancreatic cancer

  • Thyroid cancer

  • Meningioma (a brain tumor)

  • Multiple myeloma

From 1999 to 2020, the age-adjusted death rate for these cancers climbed from 3.73 to 13.52 per million people, with the steepest increases among women and people in rural areas. The Midwest saw the highest rates of obesity-related cancer deaths, while the Northeast fared best. Vermont, Minnesota, and Oklahoma topped the state rankings, while Utah, Alabama, and Virginia had the lowest [The Endocrine Society, 2025].

This surge in obesity-driven cancer deaths exposes a massive gap in our public health approach. As obesity rates keep rising, the need for effective solutions and equal access to prevention and care is more urgent than ever.

The good news? You don’t have to face these risks alone. Working with a team like ProTime-Fitness can help you take control of your health through personalized support, proven fitness routines, and ongoing guidance. Now is the time to invest in yourself—reach out to ProTime-Fitness.org today and make your health a priority before problems start.

Sources:

The Endocrine Society. (2025). “Obesity-related cancer deaths in the U.S. have tripled in just two decades.” Presented at ENDO 2025

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Adult Obesity Facts.”


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

B12 MAY HELP PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

-
Image
  B12 MAY HELP PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. Worms don't wiggle when they have Alzheimer's disease. Yet something helped worms with the disease hold onto their wiggle in Professor Jessica Tanis's lab at the University of Delaware. In solving the mystery, Tanis and her team have yielded new clues into the potential impact of diet on Alzheimer's, the dreaded degenerative brain disease afflicting more than 6 million Americans. A few years ago, Tanis and her team began investigating factors affecting the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. They were doing genetic research with  C. elegans , a tiny soil-dwelling worm subject of numerous studies. Expression of amyloid-beta, a toxic protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease, paralyzes worms within 36 hours of reaching adulthood. While the worms in one petri dish in Tanis's lab were rendered completely immobile, the worms of the same age in the adjacent petri dish still had their wiggle, documented as ...
Read more

EXTREME HEAT MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT COGNITIVE HEALTH

-
Image
  EXTREME HEAT MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT COGNITIVE HEALTH          July 2023 was the hottest month, with cities like Phoenix experiencing record-breaking heat waves for weeks. A new study finds that ongoing extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable groups -- particularly Black older adults and those living in poor neighborhoods. "Our research finds that cumulative exposure to extreme heat can undermine cognitive health, but it does so unequally across the population," said Eunyoung Choi, a postdoctoral associate at the NYU School of Global Public Health and the first author of the study, published in the  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S., claiming more lives each year than hurricanes, tornadoes, and lightning combined. Young children and older adults are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Recent stud...
Read more

Diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.

-
Image
    Diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s. The study finds people taking the drugs have fewer biomarkers, slower cognitive decline. People taking certain drugs to lower blood sugar for type 2 diabetes had less amyloid in the brain, a biomarker of Alzheimer's disease compared to people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking the drugs and those without diabetes. The new study, published in the August 11, 2021, online issue of  Neurology , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, also found people taking these drugs, called dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, showed slower cognitive decline than people in the other two groups. In people with type 2 diabetes, the body no longer efficiently uses insulin to control blood sugar. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, also known as gliptins, can be prescribed when other diabetes drugs do not work. They help control blood sugar when combined with diet and exercise. "People with diabetes have been shown to ...
Read more