According to Walter Willet, Professor of Epidemiology and
Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “Weight gain during
adult life is probably the single most important risk factor for postmenopausal
breast cancer that women can change.” Willet further emphasizes, “We now have
good evidence that after menopause, sustained weight loss reduces the risk of
breast cancer.”
The good news is that you don’t have to lose a lot of weight
to make a difference for breast health. When researchers pooled data on about
125,000 women aged 50 or older who took no hormones, the risk of breast cancer
was 18% lower in those who lost and kept off 4.5 to 9.9 pounds than in those
whose weight was stable over 10 years. The risk was 32% lower in those who lost
and kept off at least 20 lbs. My Prince Plans Weight-Loss System is designed to
help you lose weight in the healthy, simple way.
In addition to losing weight, what else can help lower your
risk of developing breast cancer? In study after study, women who follow a
fitness plan have a lower risk of breast cancer than those who are sedentary. I
can help you set realistic fitness goals that you can easily incorporate into
your busy schedule.
