Obesity is also a major factor for all-cause mortality, including cancer (and bowel cancer specifically which is one the diseases increasing in incidence).
Comment on Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that's alarming doctors and scientists
pulsewidth@lemmy.world 1 week ago
We consumed alllll the BPA when we were young and it was unregulated. Same with PFAs in non-stick pans and microwave popcorn bags. Probably dozens of other toxic things that are now regulated but when we were young were heavily used and consumed as we grew.
Aussies also eat a lot of sausages, pies and processed meats, which is now known to be a cancer causer - including bowel cancer. Now we’re getting to the age where damage from all the above starts to manifest as cancers.
The question is did we do all of those things at just a slightly higher rate which led to the higher rates the cancer scientists are seeing now and worrying about - because it’s not like they can go back in time and measure our environmental factors and inputs, they largely have to estimate.
vividspecter@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Diet might not be the only factor. We are also more sedentary at home and in the work place, and sitting for long periods of time is very bad for our health.