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Nutrition and exercise in cancer survivors
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States in the past 2 decades. According to a recent report, 36% of the adult population currently has a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2, which is the diagnostic for obesity.1 If we focus only on the US adult cancer survivor population, then the magnitude of being overweight or obese is notably higher, ranging from 52% to 68%.2 In adult survivors of childhood cancer, several factors are associated with increased risk for obesity, such as hypothalamic or pituitary radiation, the use of certain antidepressants, and lifestyle factors.3
*For a PDF of the full article, click on the link to the left of this introduction.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States in the past 2 decades. According to a recent report, 36% of the adult population currently has a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2, which is the diagnostic for obesity.1 If we focus only on the US adult cancer survivor population, then the magnitude of being overweight or obese is notably higher, ranging from 52% to 68%.2 In adult survivors of childhood cancer, several factors are associated with increased risk for obesity, such as hypothalamic or pituitary radiation, the use of certain antidepressants, and lifestyle factors.3
*For a PDF of the full article, click on the link to the left of this introduction.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States in the past 2 decades. According to a recent report, 36% of the adult population currently has a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m2, which is the diagnostic for obesity.1 If we focus only on the US adult cancer survivor population, then the magnitude of being overweight or obese is notably higher, ranging from 52% to 68%.2 In adult survivors of childhood cancer, several factors are associated with increased risk for obesity, such as hypothalamic or pituitary radiation, the use of certain antidepressants, and lifestyle factors.3
*For a PDF of the full article, click on the link to the left of this introduction.