“You are what you eat”, “cut down on the burgers, eat more fruit and veg”, that’s what my parents used to say to me. Lets be honest as kids did we ever listen to our parents, that was back many Moons ago. On a serious note the fatty tissue in overweight or obese people may produce more hormones and growth factors than people of healthy weight, and now many doctors and dieticians believe that eating the correct foods not only keeps your weight down but may also help in the prevention of many cancers, including mouth,
bowel, stomach and breast.
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Obesity has increased dramatic in the last 25 years in the UK, it is estimated that around 30,000 people will die this year. By 2010 more than 6.6 million men and 6 million women will be classed as obese, that’s 20% of all men and 25% of all women in the UK. This makes shocking reading. Where did it all start to go wrong?

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