Many obese people lack lean muscle mass which may put them at higher risk in battling diseases like cancer. This has been concluded in a latest Canadian study that was  conducted  at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

The study found that body compositions of cancer patients determined their survival rates as well as their activity levels during the illness and even the reaction to chemotherapy treatment.

The study  viewed computed tomography images of 250 obese cancer patients.

Their findings showed that patients with a condition called sarcopenic obesity a depletion of lean muscle mass, paired with being severely overweight lived an average of 10 months less than their counterparts who were obese, but had more lean muscle mass.

Source: TOI