Though ASEAN's conferences may not have quite the weight of the G-7 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits, the agendas of the latter are more narrowly focused on economic affairs.
It's also possible that obesity-related cancers that are more common in men -- such as colon, rectal, and kidney cancers -- may simply take longer to manifest than weight-related cancers in women, according to an editorial by Dr. Andrew G.