By Dr. Mercola The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 110,000 Americans die as a result of obesity each year, and that one-third of all cancers are directly related to excess weight. Data collected from over 60,000 Canadians also shows that obesity now leads to more doctor visits than smoking. One in four Americans is also pre-diabetic or diabetic, and heart disease and cancer—both of which are associated with obesity—top the mortality charts. According to Christopher Murray,1 one of the authors of a comprehensive new analysis2, 3 published in The Lancet,4 all this excess body weight causes an estimated 3.4 million deaths worldwide each year. As … Continue reading Great News About a Major Cause of Cancer