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| Obesity Raises Cancer Risk, Extending Dangers of Fat (Update1) http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Dementia Articles Bloomberg - Obesity, linked to heart disease, diabetes and dementia, was associated with the cancers by looking for a connection between weight and the disease several studies. Worldwide cancer killed 7.6 million people last year, according to the American ... |