Abdominal obesity and, even more specifically, levels of a protein called fibroblast growth factor-2 may be a better indicator of the risk of cells becoming cancerous. Belly fat may release more of a protein that can cause a non-cancerous cell to turn into a cancerous one, new research has found. Obesity has been linked to several types of cancers including that of the breast, colon, prostate, uterus or kidney, but the new study, published in the journal Oncogene, indicated that just being overweight is not necessarily the best way to…
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