Does gaining weight again and increasing fat easily cause cancer? Doctors debunk myths...

Does gaining weight easily cause cancer? This makes many people who are trying to lose weight worried and afraid. However, according to the latest large-scale study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, "obesity is related to chronic diseases, but there is no direct link between weight regain and cancer." Doctors point out that obesity is the root of all diseases, and only by losing weight correctly and successfully can we avoid gaining weight again.

This large-scale study was conducted by the American Cancer Society and included more than 132,000 men and women, with a follow-up period of 17 years. The research team analyzed the overall incidence of cancer and conducted individual analyses on 15 types of cancer. The statistical results did not find a direct correlation between "obese people regaining weight and cancer."

Successful weight loss is defined as maintaining weight loss for 5 years without regaining weight

Liu Bowen, executive director of the Taiwan Obesity Prevention and Health Education Association and a weight loss specialist, pointed out that regaining weight is a pain in the hearts of obese people. Past studies have claimed that "gaining weight may increase the inflammatory response of adipose tissue, cause the accumulation of immune T cells, and thus increase the risk of cancer," which has caused many people who are trying to lose weight to suffer from great psychological pressure and refuse to lose weight.

In fact, if you lose weight correctly and successfully, you should maintain it for at least 5 years without gaining weight again. Eating less and exercising more is the only way to lose weight. If your eating habits don't change and you don't exercise regularly, you will quickly return to your original weight. Generally speaking, successful weight loss is when you maintain your weight for 5 years without regaining it, and your brain gets used to and recognizes your current body shape over a long period of time.

Dr. Liu Boen emphasized that many people use fasting and dieting to lose weight. Although they lose weight quickly, their metabolic rate becomes worse and their calorie intake is insufficient. Although the body gradually adapts, if they resume a normal diet one day or accidentally eat too much, it will be excess calories for the body, which can easily be converted into fat and stored in the body, causing weight gain again.

6 Key Points to Setting Behavioral Goals for Weight Loss

Weight loss health education consultation clinics often find that losing weight is hard, but gaining weight again is easy. Therefore, those who hope to lose weight should remember: give up unrealistic weight loss goals and lose 10% of your body weight within six months to a year to avoid gaining weight again.

Set behavioral goals for weight loss, including:

• 1. Eat breakfast every day.

• 2. Walk 10,000 steps every day.

• 3. Don’t drink sugary drinks.

• 4. Drink enough water every day (multiply your body weight by 30 to get the amount of water you should drink every day).

• 5. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

• 6. Do not eat snacks between meals.

Get rid of the weight loss plateau and master the 3 keys

Dr. Liu Boen also reminded that during the arduous weight loss process, it is recommended to master three key points for the weight loss plateau, including: weight training, continuously increasing exercise intensity, and consuming protein and starch foods after exercise to repair muscles, which can increase the basal metabolic rate. At the same time, you should adjust your diet to break through the weight loss plateau.

In terms of adjusting your diet, you can keep a food diary to find out the root cause of obesity and change your diet. For example, replace sugary drinks with low-calorie foods such as lettuce salads, and gradually develop good eating habits that are high in fiber, low in oil, and low in sugar. In this way, you can lose 2 to 3 kilograms in a month, and you can lose weight healthily without gaining weight again.