Just spotted an interesting article on the BBC news page that suggests not gaining weight as an adult cuts the risk of cancer. This comes from The World Cancer Research Fund. As someone who has spent their entire teen and adult life at least 2 stone overweight and struggling to diet and exercise, I feel now that I am being told its all my fault I have BC and mets!
It does go on to say that two thirds of cancers are not related to life style however.
This did nudge my brain cells and I do remember some research several years ago conducted on mice that were kept on a starvation diet along side mice on a normal diet. It concluded that the starved mice were actually healthier and lived longer.
So now I am in a quandry. I am fairly inactive as the mets in my lower spine are quite painful and theres nothing nicer than a bar of chocolate and a DVD of an afternoon…is it worth giving up just to prolong a miserable existence living on lettuce leaves?
I suspect the majority of people, like myself, would not have the will power to maintain such an extreme low intake of food (Posh Spice excepted). I would be interested to hear other peoples views on this.
I have also read this and my reaction was to eat! I have been losing weight (my choice) for a while and this report p**sed me off so much I have broken my diet today. Incidently, I ran the Great South Run on Sunday (10 miles) in 2 hours so I’m not all bad!
Just an observation - but Kylie is hardly obese is she??? I think it is just another theory that should be taken in context and with a very large pinch of salt - oh dear but then that’s bad for you too
My weight varied between 7 - 8.5 stone until I was about 38 then It went up to 9st 3lb…dx with BC…then went down to 8st 6lb or less…so does that mean because I went up to 9st 3lb I was more at risk???..I hope not as I’m now 10st 3lb…and desperately wish I could shed a few pounds!!
I ended up eating for England and drinking 1/2 bottle of Rose last night. That was my response to this report that is verging on supporting the size 0 debate!
Am sick to death of all these theories which are appearing more and more often these days. I favour the genetic predisposition and have just eaten an entire M & S rich fruit cake and feel well stuffed! Tomorrow I’ll go to the gym and burn it off…
Oh these things are so annoying… I though I had read somewhere that genetic predisposition accounts for something like 5% of cases of cancer? Maybe it was breast cancer specific but still…
I have a BMI of 18 - always had - so there. (I like my food, and my weight IS due to genetic predisposition).
Any bets on what the new great theory will be?
I laughed so much when I read some of these comments, Im glad I am not the only one that resorts to eating whole cakes or packets of biscuits when yet another load of so called “facts” get published. Like most people I beat myself up enough about my weight gain which I am trying to lose, slowly but surely, and am sick to death ( excuse the wording ) of these people making me feel that getting this disease is all my fault. Just for the record yes I am overweight, however all of the people I know that have got BC are built like stick insects ! I rest my case.
Oooooo, another theory!!! Rubbish - I’ve been pretty much the same weight for the last 20 yrs, well under 9st, and spent several years with a very low body fat level as I was doing competitive body building, and I still got bc. I’ve only recently put a bit of weight on while on chemo.
More choccie please!
