Obesity is the single most important cause of cancer among non-smokers, concludes a major review of research carried out over the last 50 years. But the nature of the relationship remains unclear and the benefits of dieting are unknown.
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Peto observed that being overweight is strongly associated with cancers of the breast, endometrium, gall bladder and kidney, aside from its link with heart disease. He added that he found...