Obesity, Immunity, and Cancer.

ADIPOSE tissue diseases; OBESITY; INTESTINAL tumors; IMMUNITY; TUMOR necrosis factors; OBESITY complications; BIOLOGICAL models; FAT content of food; TUMORS; T cells; MICE; FATTY acids; ANIMALS; OXIDATION-reduction reaction

The article focuses on obesity which is increasing to epidemic proportions is strongly associated with increased susceptibility to a variety of diseases, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases top the list, but many more have also become apparent. Topics include the direct effects on promoting tumor growth/ a key link between obesity and each of these diseases is increased chronic inflammation and changes in populations of immune cells, and the observation that obesity can promote inflammation.