Contact(s): Sarina Gleason Media Communications office: (517) 355-9742 sarina.gleason@cabs.msu.edu, Jenifer Fenton Food Science and Human Nutrition office: (517) 355-8474 imigjeni@msu.edu Obesity is a known risk factor for many cancers including colon cancer, yet the reasons behind the colon cancer link have often remained unclear.