Reference summary — not medical advice or a personal risk estimate.
Being overweight or obese
Excess body fat is a WHO-recognised cancer risk factor for multiple sites; not IARC-classified but well-established.
Also known as: obesity, overweight
What this does NOT mean
Finding a factor documented in this product category does not establish that ordinary use of being overweight or obese causes cancer. It means research — through regulatory testing, recall records, or IARC review — has found that chemical present in this category. Whether it matters for you depends on formulation, dose, frequency, and route of exposure.
What has been documented
- Exposure from · high confidence
WHO/IARC handbook recognises overweight/obesity as risk factor for at least 13 cancer sites.
Evidence source: WHO
How to read this page
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