Incidence of Obesity Causes Cancer

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WHO (World Health Organization / World Health Organization estimates that 30% of cases of cancers related to overweight and obesity and physical inactivity.

“Factors of obesity and physical inactivity contributes to a 30% risk of cancer,” said Director of Noncommunicable Diseases and Yusharmen Ministry of Health in Jakarta.

Cancer, characterized by growth of cells not subject to censorship, and the number two cause of death in the world after heart disease, blood vessels, according to data from the World Health Organization up to 10 million new cancer cases occur each year.
The cause of the disease so far not known with certainty, but it happened has affected a number of factors, including the risks of smoking and unhealthy diet and obesity.

In Indonesia, and obesity has begun to be health threats. According to research basic health (Riskesdas) In 2007, the prevalence of obesity and overweight in children over the age over 15 years 18.4%.

While the incidence of tumors in the community, according to research itself, by 4.3 per 1,000 people.

Yusharmen further explanation, because Cancer is a disease caused by the behaviors and lifestyles that are not healthy, then the government’s efforts to control the disease are also more civilized efforts to conduct a healthy life.

The Ministry of Health, and added that the efforts of the campaign was to increase physical activity and a healthy diet balanced to the public.

“We focused the campaign for school children through school health unit and a doctor` small `, but this is the case in many urban areas. And then will be replicated in other places,” said Yusharmen.

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