Girls with higher BMI are less likely to develop breast cancer as adults
A study of more than 173,000 women in Denmark, presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) held online this year, suggests that girls with a higher body mass index (BMI) during childhood are less likely than their peers with a lower BMI to develop breast cancer as adults, both before and after the menopause.
The findings contrast with those for adult BMI, which indicate that women who gain weight after menopause have an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. While the authors are unsure why children with a higher BMI appear to be protected against breast cancer, they caution that having overweight or obesity can have many adverse impacts on general health.
Vegetarians are healthier than meat eaters, says new study
Scientists examined the relationship between diet and disease markers related to diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver, bone and joint health, and kidney function
More than 175,000 British adults took part in the study (Image: Getty)
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Vegetarians have healthier disease markers than meat-eaters
Compared to meat-eaters, vegetarians have lower levels of 13 biomarkers, such as total cholesterol, LDL, apolipoprotein A and B linked to cardiovascular disease
Consuming more vegetables, fruits, and nuts that contain beneficial compounds helps prevent diseases
Vegetarians have healthy biomarker profile compared to meat-eaters, and is unaffected by smoking or drinking alcohol, reveals a new study in over 166,000 UK adults, being presented at this week s European Congress on Obesity (ECO), held online this year.
Biomarkers can have bad and good health effects, promoting or preventing cancer, cardiovascular and age-related diseases, and other chronic conditions, and have been widely used to assess the effect of diets on health. However, evidence of the metabolic benefits associated with being vegetarian is unclear.
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New research presented at this year s European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) reveals an association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and the risk of testing positive SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19. The study is by Dr Hadar Milloh-Raz, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-HaShomer, Ramat-Gan, Israel, and colleagues.
Obesity-related factors, including changes to the innate and adaptive immune systems brought on by excess weight, are believed to be associated with an increased risk of contracting various viral diseases. This association between BMI and viral infection risk suggests that a similar relationship may also exist between an individual s BMI and their risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.