Friday, August 04, 2006

Lose weight and lower the risk of breast cancer

Keeping the weight under control enhances your beauty. It gives you all the mobility and freedom to engage in all the activities that you enjoy.

According to a study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association , gaining 22 pounds increased a woman’s risk of breast cancer by 18 percent. Women who lost the same amount lowered their risk by 57 percent. But age was still the main risk factor for developing the disease, concluded the study. The study tracked 87000 women between the ages of 30 and 55 for 26 years, and monitored how their weight changed after the age of 18, and from menopause onward.

It pays to lose weight !.

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