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A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAN REDUCE RISK FOR CANCER BY UP TO 75 PERCENT, ACCORDING TO AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES WORLDWIDE BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AICR). SUCH A LIFE STYLE INCLUDE SEATING THE RIGHT FOODS, BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, NOT DRINKING ALCOHOL TO EXCESS (ONE DAILY DRINK MAXIMUM FOR WOMEN AND TWO FOR MEN) AND MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BODY WEIGHT.

Of all the lifestyle changes that help deter the development of cancer, weight loss may be particularly important given today's growing obesity epidemic. "Fat tissue is not just dormant, it's active metabolic tissue--it secretes inflammatory cytokines, which seem to ...

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