Obesity is the
condition of having an accumulation of body fat that
results in a person being 20 percent over the highest
acceptable standard for normal weight according to age
and height. Those who suffer from obesity are at an
increased risk for many health problems including, but
not limited to, cardiovascular disease, hypertension,
high cholesterol, and, for men, prostate cancer. Some
researchers have found links between obesity and the
occurrence of prostate cancer. High risk of prostate
cancer may occur due to the way fat fuels the production
of testosterone which fuels the growth of prostate cells
and possibly prostate cancer.
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