Common Brain Tumor More Likely in Obese People

Being obese may raise your risk of developing a type of brain tumor called a meningioma by more than 50 percent, according to a new study. The scientists said their study, a meta-analysis of 13 previous studies that included more than 6,000 people with brain tumors, does not prove that obesity causes brain tumors. Overweight patients were 21 percent more likely to develop a meningioma tumor compared with normal-weight individuals, but obese patients were 54 percent more likely to develop one, re