According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a few cancers that have been associated with obesity include colon, breast (for post-menopausal women), endometrium, kidney, and esophagus. NCI also reported that about 3% of all cancers were directly related to obesity and "14% of deaths from cancer in men and 20% of deaths in women were due to [being] overweight [or] obese." There is some evidence that the link between obesity and cancer does vary according to gender and race -- women are more likely to die as the result of an obesity-related cancer, and Asian-Pacific populations had a higher occurrence of breast cancer, according to a 2008 article on ScienceDaily (link provided below).

Weight discrimination continues to be a growing problem in the United States and around the world. It can be found in the workplace, while traveling, in retail stores, at restaurants, and almost anywhere else.

An article from the Obesity Action Coalition about weight discrimination also states that the chance a person is discriminated against increases as the person's weight increases.

To read the full article, please visit Weight Discrimination: A Socially Acceptable Injustice.

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According to the 2008 report of 'F as in Fat', sponsored by the Trust for America's Health and the Robery Wood Johnson Foundation, "adult obesity rates [have] increased in 37 states in the past year [2007-2008]."

Other facts that the study mentioned were:

- More than 25% of adults are obese in 28 states, which is an increase from 19 states.

- More than 20% of adults are obese in all states, minus Colorado. (No states had an obese rate above 20% in 1991.)

The report mentions suggestions that goverments at the state and local level can do to curb these rising rates. A strategy plan is needed, which would include key factors like "eliminating the marketing of junk food to kids" and "increasing access to safe, accessible places for physical activity."

To read the full report, please visit F as in Fat 2008.

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