Obesity

Research results from K. Hausdorf and colleagues update understanding of obesity

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 6th, 2009

"To report on the prevalence, clustering, and correlates of behavioral risk factors for cancer in the Queensland, Australia, population. The Queensland Cancer Risk Study was a population-based survey of 9419 Queensland residents aged 20-75 years," scientists in Spring Hill, Australia report.

"Information was collected through anonymous computer-assisted telephone interviews between February and November 2004. Prevalence of tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, physical inactivity, sun exposure, and inadequate fruit and vegetable intake, weighted by age, gender, and geographic region. The majority of respondents reported between two and four cancer risk...

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