A new study conducted by the American Cancer Society shows that sustained weight loss in women 50 years of age and older and not using postmenopausal hormones had significantly reduced levels of breast cancer risk. According to study findings on 180,000 women 50 and older, women who lost 2-4.5 kg had a 13% lower risk of developing cancer, while those losing 4.5-9 kg saw the risk fall to 16%, and women losing 9 kg or more had a 26% lower risk.
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Source mentioned: Sustained weight loss and risk of breast cancer in women >50 years: a pooled analysis of prospective data. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djz226
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