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Nearly 8 Lakh Cancers Linked To High BMI, Diabetes: Study

Dr. GarimaGeneral Physician • 3 Years Exp.MNAMS (Membership of the National Academy) (Ophthalmology)
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Diabetes and excess weight were behind nearly 6% of new cancer cases, around 8 lakhs, across the globe in 2012, as per a study.

Published Tuesday in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, the study analyzed 7,92,600 cases reported from 175 countries around the world. The study found that of the new cases in 18 kinds of cancer, 5,44,300 were attributable to high BMI, equivalent to 3.9 per cent of all cancers — nearly double that of the 2,80,100 cases attributable to diabetes (2 per cent).


Should it ring alarm bells for India?

The findings are important for India as, with an estimated 62 million diabetics, the country is widely considered the diabetes capital of the world.

Also, for India, the BMI obesity cut-off has been lowered from the global 25 kg/m2 to 22 kg/m2, given the proneness of Indians to truncal (abdominal) obesity, that increases the risk of various ailments.

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