Obesity-Linked Cancer Deaths Have Tripled in the U.S. over 20 Years

Obesity-linked cancer deaths have tripled in the U.S. over 20 years

Cancer deaths linked to obesity have tripled in the United States over the last 20 years, according to new research presented at ENDO 2025, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco. The study looked at over 33,000 cancer deaths that were connected to obesity. Researchers found a sharp rise in deaths, especially […] The post Obesity-linked cancer deaths have tripled in the U.S. over 20 years appeared first on Knowridge Science…

Is America’s Obesity Epidemic Over?

The following is a special feature from CivicScience CEO and Founder John Dick. Learn how you can turn insights like these into actionable strategies here. In the years leading up to the pandemic, overweightness in the United States had reached record heights, with the CDC reporting a population-wide obesity rate of 41.9% from 2017-2020. This represented a meteoric rise from the 30.5% rate recorded just twenty years earlier. With our widening wa…

The Overlooked Link Between Nursing and Obesity: Understanding the Challenges and Solutions - Daily Nurse

Obesity is a complex and misunderstood disease affecting more than 2 out of 5 Americans. A common narrative about obesity is that those who struggle with it choose to have it, or that it’s their fault that they have it, when that couldn’t be further from the truth. Nurses can struggle with obesity due to occupational challenges, such as irregular work schedules, stressful environments, and limited options for healthy meals. Living with obesity c…

Hidden Cancer Epidemic Driven By Obesity

In only two decades, obesity-related cancer deaths in America have tripled, with women, minority groups, and older adults being most affected by the sharp increase. This increase in cancer fatalities highlights the urgent need for targeted public health interventions to raise awareness of the broader impacts of obesity and equitable access to care.   Research recently presented at ENDO 2025 revealed that obesity is linked to 13 different cancers…