PETER'S PRINCIPLES - NEW IN PRINT
Rich from Southfield emails for the latest research on the link between weight gain and cancer risk.
Rich, we all know that weight gain puts the heart at risk, but not much research has been done linking obesity and cancer. Now the largest study ever done shows a powerful link between being overweight and a variety of cancers, in fact nearly all of them!
Researchers tracked a million men for years. They found that excess weight accounts for 14% of cancer deaths in men and 20% in women! In the US that adds up to around 90,000 extra cancer deaths per year! If you are overweight these numbers should scare you! Talk to a doctor or nutritionist about a proper diet before you become a statistic.
Jim emails from Southfield and asks for information on the dangers of osteoporosis in men.
Jim, osteoporosis is a male health hazard that often goes unnoticed! In fact, a male over the age of 50 has a greater chance of a bone break because of osteoporosis than of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. HereÕs another sobering statistic: 1 in 5 men will suffer a hip fracture by the age of 90; one third of them will die during the healing process! But medical experts say that osteoporosis continues to be viewed as a womanÕs disease!
Men should know the warning signs. They include things like height loss, poor posture, and sudden back pain. Treatments for men are getting better. There are new medicines and testosterone replacement therapy. Men, like women, can also help prevent the disease by not smoking, taking calcium supplements, and exercising!
