Tag: obesity

Could where fat collects on the body matter more for cancer risk than overall weight? While researchers have linked high BMI to more aggressive prostate cancer, new measures like A Body Shape Index reveal stronger ties to colon cancer. Evidence remains mixed for prostate cancer, keeping healthy habits as the best defense. keep reading

Could a troubled heart and sluggish metabolism set the stage for more aggressive prostate cancer? Mounting studies reveal that cardiometabolic diseases like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension may actually fuel high-risk prostate cancer, but prevention and control are within reach for many men. keep reading

It sounds backwards, but in a twist on the usual health advice, research found that obese men with non-metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer actually faced a lower risk of death compared to those of normal weight. Why this happens isn’t fully understood, and the study leaves more questions than answers. keep reading

Is there a link between being overweight and prostate cancer death? Recent studies show that excess body fat, particularly around the abdomen, may significantly increase the risk of fatal prostate cancer. Learn how maintaining a healthy weight could make a difference in your prostate cancer prognosis. keep reading

Is there a best diet for everyone on the planet? No, there isn’t. Many factors influence what we put in our mouths, including our culture, customs, and available ingredients. However, if you are overweight or obese, there may well be a universal method for getting to a healthier weight regardless of your nutritional combinations: intermittent fasting (IF). keep reading

John Gray’s bestseller Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus confirmed for many readers what they suspected all along. His book explains how men and women have innately distinct natures. Guess what? Mother Goose beat him to the punch by nearly four centuries! In a nursery rhyme she instructs us that males and females keep reading

What could be better than searching for buried treasure for many years, then finally discovering it? The answer might be, finding buried treasure when you didn’t even know you were looking for it! In the world of prostate cancer, an unexpected treasure was discovered when a diabetes drug, metformin, appeared... keep reading

The desert habitats of Africa are home to ostriches, which are said to bury their heads in the ground when frightened. Well, that’s a lot of hooey (though they use their beaks to dig nests in the sand, and to turn the eggs once laid—giving the illusion from a distance of buried heads). This illusion keep reading

A new study out of MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas Medical Branch tells a cautionary tale: “men with prostate cancer are at risk for competing morbidity and mortality from age-related cardiometabolic diseases.”[i] This sounds pretty scary. Why would having prostate cancer (PCa) be connected with higher risk of illness and death from keep reading

What’s not to love about fun facts? Most of the time they’re composed of trivia, but unlike the supposedly memorable dates you learned in high school history, fun facts tend to stick. For instance, here’s one about food: a single fast-food burger may have meat from 100 different cows! You might never have reason to keep reading