Small amounts of weight gain are usually ignored by most of us, including your health care provider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has been shown that for each 11 pounds of weight you gain as a young woman (18-20 years of age is the most studied), translates into a 13% greater chance that you are going to develop the type of breast cancer that is hormonally responsive (also known as estrogen and progesterone receptor positive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These studies include those who gained weight even by growing a bit in height, so the effects are thought to be greater in women who actually accumulated more body fat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being overweight or obese, and having greater amounts of body fat is carcinogenic (cancer risk increasing), at all ages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if you are a healthy weight, maybe speaking to us about positive nutritional strategies to help keep you there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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