Active Low-Carber Forums - View Single Post - Experts argue that obesity is a chronic, relapsing, progressive disease

But seriously:

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Obesity predicts the development of some forms of cancer, particularly in women [80]. Oestrogen production by adipose tissue and the associated risk of endometrial and breast cancer is well known. In post-menopausal women, adipose tissue is the major source of oestrogenic compounds because the ovaries no longer produce oestrogens (Fig. 5). In addition, the growth factors produced by adipose tissue such as fibroblast growth factor-21, nerve growth factor, transforming growth factor-β and vascular endothelial growth factor, as well as insulin, may also participate in the growth of cells that eventually become malignant contributing another component to the risk for diverse forms of cancer in the individual who is obese

I mean, here Bray invokes insulin as a growth agent for cancer, but just can't seem to do the same for obesity. It's growth too. Ngh, ngh (I'm mimicking a guy pushing a giant rock, see?), poor Bray, too weak to push that big fat rock, or maybe he doesn't want to crush his glass house.