Chronicles of Ellery Ivan MD

Looking for an inspiration to lose weight. Here’s something I found in one of textbooks.

Risk of certain cancers appears to increase modestly (relative risks generally in the 1.0–2.0 range) as body mass index (BMI) increases beyond 25 kg/m2. A cohort study of >5 million adults included in the U.K. Clinical Practice Research Datalink (a primary care database) found that each 5 kg/m2 increase in BMI was linearly associated with cancers of the uterus, gallbladder, kidney, cervix, thyroid, and leukemia.*

Made me want to exercise and eat less for a moment.

* Pg. 444, 20th Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.

Day 31 of #100DaysToOffload. Find out more about it here.