Overweight and obesity are linked to cancer

Re:Overweight and obesity are linked to cancer by log_base_login on Saturday October 07, 2017 @01:30PM (#15424704)

The fun size bags have one serving, but even so I doubt that doritos, en masse, are to blame for obesity. It's the accompanying sedentary lifestyle that is the real culprit.

If we want a food source to blame, look at high sugar content foods like soda or the slew of 'Little Debbie' type snacks (I'm preferential to Nutter Butters) that can be consumed in one or two sittings if you aren't calorie conscious.

But, just to reiterate what's important, if we all just got a solid hour of exercise each day the rate of cancer and heart disease would drop appreciably.

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Re:Overweight and obesity are linked to cancer by matwood on Saturday October 07, 2017 @01:40PM (#15424746)

> if we all just got a solid hour of exercise each day the rate of cancer and heart disease would drop appreciably.

But people really want a magic bullet, "X is bad, Y is good". People generally do not like to exercise so they'll keep looking for something else.

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Re:Overweight and obesity are linked to cancer by novia on Saturday October 07, 2017 @03:22PM (#15425249)

Conversely, junk food companies love to shift the blame to the consumers not getting enough exercise.

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Re:Overweight and obesity are linked to cancer by mattnewton on Saturday October 07, 2017 @01:52PM (#15424795)

I don’t disagree that the sedantary lifestyle is the primary cause. However the processed food industry is a dangerous trap; Doritos and their ilk are almost as dangerous as those other sugary snacks, they are just a different kind of addictive, using fats, salt and MSG instead of sugar

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/01/dining/nacho-g...

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