Answer:
33.3 %
Step-by-step explanation:
The ASC estimates that about one-third of all cancer in the US is due to nutrition and lack of physical activity, both generally lead to overweight or obesity.
Being overweight can increase the risk for several cancers that includes breast cancer (in women past menopause), colon and rectum cancer, endometrium (the lining of the uterus), esophagus, pancreatic cancer, and kidney cancer, and many others. Having excess weight causes the body to produce and circulate more estrogen and insulin, hormones that can be stimulants cancer growth. To reduce cancer risk, most people need to keep their Body Mass Index (BMI) below 25 and that can be achieved by physical activity.