Sung H, et al. - Researchers assessed the prevalence of excess body weight and the associated global cancer burden in this study. They noted an increased prevalence of excess body weight in adults, ranging from nearly 21% in men and 24% in women to nearly 40% in both sexes between 1975 and 2016. Interestingly, obesity prevalence (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²) increased fourfold among men, from 3% to 12%, and more than doubled among women, from 7% to 16%. The pandemic proportion of excess body weight has been reported in high-income countries, and the increasing prevalence has been reported in low- and middle-income countries. These findings pointed to a possible increase in cancer burden attributable to this condition, globally, in future. According to findings, promoting a healthy diet and active lifestyle be beneficial. Such a rapid increase in both the prevalence of excess body weight and the associated cancer burden calls for interventions to prevent and control excess body weight.