Studies have shown a clear correlation between obesity and risk for getting prostate cancer. A National Cancer Institute study reported that obesity increases the risk of dying from this disease.

What isn’t clear is what is different about how the disease affects very overweight men. Theories range from low testosterone and higher levels of estrogen to symptoms common among obese men like hypertension, diabetes and chronic inflammation, which happen to be risk factors for cancer.

June 19, 2007 Daily Health News, Bottom Line Secrets, Boardroom, Inc.