# Rising Rates of Cancer - Episode 2806 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806.md Podcast: [Fitness Confidential](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733) Published: 2026-05-27T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://angriesttrainer.libsyn.com/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/angriesttrainer/WedChrisS-052726-WVTop4End.mp3?dest-id=117301 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806 Duration seconds: 4058 ## Resource Episode 2806 - Vinnie Tortorich and Chris Shaffer discuss grip strength, rising rates of cancer in people under 50, childhood obesity, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2026/05/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club NSNG® Foods VILLA CAPPELLI EAT HAPPY KITCHEN YOU CAN WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE - @FitnessConfidential Podcast Vinnie's workout videos are available to purchase! Choose from a 2-day, 4-day, or 6-day workout–or buy all three at a discount! TO PURCHASE VINNIE'S WORKOUT VIDEOS, CLICK THIS LINK: https://vinnietortorich.com/workout Rising Rates of Cancer Keeping strength up as you age is important. (10:40) Grip strength can be an indicator of health, and it can be measured. Why not do something simple that will help your strength? Obesity is a large driver in increasing cancer rates in people under 50 years of age, especially colon cancers. (28:00) Exercise improves certain biomarkers in kids. (33:33) Parents can help at home by keeping junk food out of the house, but ultimately, kids need to decide for themselves. Speaking negatively to them about weight issues can cause different problems. Carbs like bread, pasta, and grains can cause weight gain, even when keeping below a caloric range. (44:00) Calories in, calories out is not the end-all, be-all. Even eating low-carb can cause you to gain weight if you're adding too much to a meal. (46:00) Do not think you can pound even healthy food and not gain weight. A vast number of nutritional studies have been conducted, but not in humans; consequently, findings from studies in mice do not necessarily translate to humans. (54:00) Charitywatch.org is a good place to see where your money will have the most impact. https://www.charitywatch.org The NSNG® V… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fitness-confidential-43733/episodes/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-confidential-43733/rising-rates-of-cancer-episode-2806.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.