Increased Breast Cancer Risk Cause by Menopause, Lack of Exercise, Obesity

Understanding why your decision to change your lifestyle in the health direction of increased fitness and decreased weight, which in turn lowers your risk of breast cancer, may motivate you to “make that move.”

In case you missed it, eating right, being active, and maintaining a healthy weight are all important ways to reduce your risk of:

Researchers now agree that poor diets and a sedentary lifestyle are among the primary contributors to cancer risk.

One of the main contributions excess weight makes to your cancer risk is it causes your body to increase its production and circulation of the hormones estrogen and insulin, which has been shown to stimulate cancer growth.

Staying active helps reduce your cancer risk by assisting with weight control, which in turn has an influencing effect on hormone levels and your immune system.

Now let’s add menopause to this equation and discover how exercise or obesity are involved in the cancer risk equation.

For postmenopausal woman, obesity increases the risk of breast cancer for those who have not used hormone replacement therapy. So if this describes your situation, you may further reduce your risk by maintaining a healthy weight.

As to the premenopausal women, exercising four or more hours a week may decrease hormone levels and help lower your breast cancer risk. This affect of exercise on breast cancer risk may be greatest in women of normal or low weight. BAM ~ another great reason to maintain a healthy weight.

It would seem, at least from a statistical standpoint, that obesity plays a huge negative role when it comes to your risk for breast cancer. Focusing on getting your weight down to your healthy BMI is a major first step.

Next incorporate better healthy eating and movement habits, and the sum of this equation moves you away from the huge toll breast cancer is taking on so many women’s lives in the U.S.

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