Try to be as lean as possible without becoming underweight.
After choosing not to smoke, staying in shape is the most important way you can reduce your risk of cancer. Being a healthy weight can also help to reduce your risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
What is a healthy weight?
One of the easiest ways to check if you’re a healthy weight is by measuring your BMI. This calculates whether you're in the healthy weight range for your height, so it's a useful guide for most adults.
A healthy BMI for men and women is between 18.5-24.9. We should try to maintain a healthy weight that is as low as possible for ourselves.
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For some people, it might not be appropriate to reach the lowest BMI in the healthy weight range.
Weight and cancer risk – the evidence
The evidence that being overweight increases the risk of cancer is stronger now than ever before. In fact, scientists believe that, after not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do for cancer prevention.
There is strong evidence that being overweight increases the risk of the following cancers:
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