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Obstructive sleep apnea: clinical and diagnostic features
Obesity and Cancer
“Epidemiological studies have suggested that obesity is associated with increased risk of several cancer types including colon, esophagus, breast (in postmenopausal women), endometrium, kidney, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.”
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2009 Nov;117(10):563-6.
Causes of esophageal cancer
Environmental causes of esophageal cancer.
Gastroesophageal reflux, obesity, tobacco smoking, hiatal hernia, achalasia, and, probably, absence of H pylori in the stomach increase the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2009 Mar;38(1):27-57, vii.
Exercise and childhood obesity
Skeletal muscle is a powerful fat oxidizer and its role in daily fat balance is crucial. Training increases fat oxidation rate both during exercise and in resting conditions.
International journal of pediatric obesity, 2008 Oct.
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Fat and Breast Cancer
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