And stopping smoking, losing excess weight and avoiding binge drinking will reduce your chances of getting the severe form of pandemic flu.

禁烟，减掉多余的脂肪，不酗酒将降低你得流感的几率。

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Some of the steps you can take to outsmart cancer are familiar. Quitting cigarette and losing excess weight, for example, can dramatically reduce your risk of developing cancer.

预防癌症的措施很多，其中有一些都是老生常谈的了，例如戒烟、减肥等措施可大大降低患癌症的危险性。

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Maintain a healthy weight. Losing excess pounds — and keeping them off — may lower the risk of various types of cancer.

控制体重。减掉多余的肥肉会让你远离多种癌症。

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Secondly, there is a strong genetic component to weight and metabolism (studies suggest that this can be anywhere from 30 to 70 percent) so you may be genetically programmed to carry a bit more weight or have more difficulty losing excess weight.

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