Abstract
Background Overweight and obesity is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer after smoking, causing approximately 3.4 million deaths worldwide. This study provides current United Kingdom data on awareness of the link between obesity and cancer by socio-demographic factors, including BMI, and explores to what degree healthcare professionals provide weight management advice to patients. Methods Cross-sectional survey of 3293 adults completed an online survey in February/March 2016, weighted to be representative of the UK population aged 18+. Results Public awareness of the link between obesity and cancer is low (25.4% unprompted and 57.5% prompted). Higher levels of awareness existed for least deprived groups (p
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 14 Nov 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- obesity
- cancer
- socioeconomic factors