You’ve heard the many benefits of losing weight: these include looking and feeling better, sleeping more soundly and being more energetic. If you need any further ammunition whatsoever to trim down, know this – losing weight after menopause reduces your chance of breast cancer.
These findings have been reported in a recent research study. WebMD Medical News shared that “Findings from a study involving more than 87,000 female nurses show that weight gain during adulthood is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Researchers also found that weight loss after menopause helped lower breast cancer risk.”
A direct correlation exists here; the more weight you gain, the more risk you face. On average, “gaining 55 pounds or more was associated with a doubling of breast cancer risk among women who had never used hormone therapy. Gaining 22 pounds or more after menopause was associated with an 18% increase in breast cancer risk for all premenopausal women.”
No matter where you are in life, you can fight the weight battle and win. “It seems from our findings that it is never too late to reduce breast cancer risk by losing weight”, explains project researcher, A. Heather Eliassen, ScD. Given the fact that those pounds are often more stubborn in later years, Elliasen urges women “to avoid weight gain in the first place.”
Cancer, at any level, is a harsh, cruel and widespread condition; if it has not affected you personally; chances are high that you know someone in this situation. Slimming down seems like an easy fix and, compared to radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments, far less painful too.
These findings have been reported in a recent research study. WebMD Medical News shared that “Findings from a study involving more than 87,000 female nurses show that weight gain during adulthood is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. Researchers also found that weight loss after menopause helped lower breast cancer risk.”
A direct correlation exists here; the more weight you gain, the more risk you face. On average, “gaining 55 pounds or more was associated with a doubling of breast cancer risk among women who had never used hormone therapy. Gaining 22 pounds or more after menopause was associated with an 18% increase in breast cancer risk for all premenopausal women.”
No matter where you are in life, you can fight the weight battle and win. “It seems from our findings that it is never too late to reduce breast cancer risk by losing weight”, explains project researcher, A. Heather Eliassen, ScD. Given the fact that those pounds are often more stubborn in later years, Elliasen urges women “to avoid weight gain in the first place.”
Cancer, at any level, is a harsh, cruel and widespread condition; if it has not affected you personally; chances are high that you know someone in this situation. Slimming down seems like an easy fix and, compared to radiation and/or chemotherapy treatments, far less painful too.
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This is a scary thought on one hand and yet a comfort on the other because on the somewhat negative I wonder if this also includes a higher risk for those of us who are by nature uuuummmmm I guess "well endowed" my mom used to say. I mean when I was a teen and actually slender I was in a "D" cup bra (and wanted to crawl into a hole) so now that I'm over weight and into a double e I know that even if I lose I'll never be down to a small size w/o surgery. Of course losing weight has got to help regardless and if nothing else fat loss in the breasts (for males too) makes early detection easier if nothing else and is something to be aware of if you're in a higher risk category. You guys that read this don't y ou dare laugh, my grandfather had "breast cancer" it's as much a threat to you as to me if you've got that gene!
Lucy
In addition to losing weight, be mindful about your food choices! What you eat can help you decrease your cancer risk as well!
--add colorful fruits and vegetables to every meal and snack
--eat a diet moderate in fat and choose healthy fats such as nuts, olive oil, flax and avocado
--limit saturated fats (processed meats, ground beef, cheese, whole and 2% milk, butter and ice cream) and avoid trans fats (margarine, shortening, partially hydrogenated oiles)
--be moderate with alcohol intake: 1 drink per day for women and 2 drinks per day for men
--up your fiber intake by adding whole grains and beans
~Shauna, RD
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