Colon Polyps and Cancer Dietary Therapy

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Overweight and Obesity

Obesity gets blamed for just about everything. A 2007 analysis of many published medical studies found that being overweight is a colon cancer risk factor for both men and women. The heavier you are, the higher the risk. So, for whatever other reason you might want to lose weight, decreasing the risk of colon cancer is worthwhile in and by itself.
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