Losing weight saving life: stomach surgery reduces cancer risk and protects DNA!

Losing weight saving life: stomach surgery reduces cancer risk and protects DNA!

around half of the Austrian population is "overweight", and around ten percent even have a BMI of 30 or more, which classifies it as obese. These alarming numbers come from experts who recently reported on the far -reaching consequences of overweight for health at a conference in Vienna. Obesity is not only a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, but also for numerous types of tumor. [Südtirol News] (https: //www.sued tirolnews.it/ Unterhesicht/wer-haette-das-gahnt/auch-aple-op-kann-kreisiko-sken- und-dna-schuetzen) emphasizes that the connection between obese condition and cancer becomes increasingly clear. Among other things, overweight favors pancreatic and liver cancer in men as well as breast and uterine cancer in women.

But why exactly is overweight so dangerous? Researchers recently found that chronic micro inflammation caused by overweight can lead to DNA damage. Similar to experimental animals that suffered from overweight, it can also be seen in humans that a weight loss can relieve the genetic material. Interestingly, studies showed that people who achieve significant weight losses from one quarter to a third of their body weight after a bariatric stomach reduction also have a decrease in genetic damage. This information is available, among other things, by the [World Health Organization] (https://www.who.int/europe/de/news/item/03-05-20--causes-cancer- and-is-major-determinant-of-Death-warns--who-report).

The far -reaching effects of obesity

The discussion on obesity has become increasingly pressing in recent years. Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, the WHO regional director there, warns that no country will achieve the targets in Europe to reduce obesity rates. Obosity could even smoke in the near future as the main cause of avoidable cancer, which illustrates the urgency of the problem. According to the WHO, 63 percent of men and 54 percent of women have overweight or obesity in Europe. Another aspect that cannot be neglected in this context: people with a low level of education are more affected. [Cancer Information Service] (https://www.krebsinformationsdienst.de/krebs-massen/krebs-weberweberweberweberweberweberweber- und-adiposity) reports that around 40 percent of all cancer can be attributed to unhealthy lifestyle and nutrition.

The Covid 19 pandemic has also tightened the situation. During this time, many people have developed unhealthy eating habits and moved fewer - factors that favor the increase in obesity. The WHO emphasizes that comprehensive measures are necessary to stop this development. Examples would be the restriction of advertising for unhealthy food and the taxation of sugar drinks.

a healthy lifestyle as a key

So what can you do? A balanced diet that is rich in fiber and vegetable foods can not only help with losing weight, but also counteract the genetic damage. The newer treatment methods, such as weight loss drugs, have not yet produced enough results on the generation of inheritance and the risk of cancer. The future in the fight against overweight and its risks will be characterized more than ever by preventive measures and a healthy lifestyle. Ultimately, it is the responsibility of each individual to actively act against being overweight and the associated risks.