Obesity: New studies show how OPS can reduce cancer risk!

Obesity: New studies show how OPS can reduce cancer risk!

Around 50 percent of the Austrian population are considered overweight, whereby about 10 percent are classified as strongly overweight or obese, which corresponds to a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. Siegfried Knasmüller from the Center for Cancer Research at MedUni Vienna describes this phenomenon as a "obesity pandemic" and warns that a reversal of the trend is not in sight. Obesity demonstrably increases the risk of different cancer, including pancreatic, liver, breast, uterine and colon cancer. According to estimates, around 40 percent of all cancer are caused by lifestyle and nutrition. This alarming development urgently requires measures for prevention.

OBERWEIT leads to chronic micro inflammation in the body that can cause DNA damage. Studies on strongly overweight mice and rats show that obesity leads to changes in the genetic material. Helga Stopper from the University of Würzburg, meanwhile, is investigating whether weight loss can reduce the genetic -damaging effects. A specific study with obese people, whose BMI was 51, comes to the conclusion that a bariatric stomach reduction is associated with a significant reduction in genome damage.

The positive effect of weight reduction

Studies at the Vienna AKH confirm these results: Six to twelve months after a stomach operation, there were reduced indications of genetic damage in the patient's blood. After such interventions, those affected usually lose between a quarter and a third of their body weight. In the future, these findings could help improve the treatment options for obese patients.

However, the effects of new weight loss drugs on the generation of inheritance and the risk of cancer remain unclear. Nutritionists recommend a high -fiber and plant -rich food as a possible way to counteract generation damage. Organizations such as the German Nutrition Society e. V. (DGE) and the Cancer Information Service provided essential information and guidelines to clarify the risks of overweight and obesity.

overweight as a social problem

The World Health Organization (WHO) regularly collects data on the frequency of obesity in Europe and documents the increasing figures in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) captures the prevalence of overweight and obesity and examines the relationships between parameters of life such as exercise, nutritional behavior and social status. The increase in obesity leads to considerable costs for the health and social system and represents a high public health relevance.

increased information about the dangers of obesity and the importance of a healthy lifestyle must be made. Both individual measures and social initiatives are required to successfully make the fight against obesity pandemic.