The Link Between Obesity, Cancer, and Toxicity

March 10, 2008 - Studies of cancerous breast tumors have shown elevated concentrations of these toxic man-made chemicals, including parabens found in deodorants and antiperspirants.

Other studies of large groups of people have attempted to find lifestyle and demographic factors connecting obesity and toxicity. These studies are called ‘epidemiological’ studies because they look for trends in disease among members of a large population. A major study showed that living near a hazardous waste site increases the risk of being hospitalized for diabetes. The most influential risk factor for diabetes is obesity. As one would expect, diabetics are at increased risk to be obese, especially as teens.

To complete this unholy triad scientifically, several studies have shown that obese people have high levels of toxins stored in their fatty tissue. The theory resulting from this academic work is that the body is using fatty tissue, which has a relatively low level of metabolic activity, as a place to store the toxins away from the body tissues that have high levels of metabolic activity, such as blood, organs, and muscle. In effect, body fat becomes a storehouse of toxins in an attempt to “firewall” the body from toxicity.

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