toothA joint research team including the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the University of Barcelona analyzed data from over 320,000 people.
toothOverall, being obese increases the risk of colon cancer by 10%.
tooth‘Apple body shape’ with thick waist and narrow hips increases risk of colon cancer by 12%
Recently, a study showed that having a certain body type increases the risk of developing colon cancer. The results of this study (Tissue-specific genetic variation suggests distinct molecular pathways between body shape phenotypes and colorectal cancer) were published in the international journal Science Advances. ) was published in ‘.
A study found that having a certain body type increases the risk of colon cancer. Source: Midjourney
A joint research team including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the University of Barcelona (Spain) and the University Hospital Regensburg (Germany) conducted the UK Biobank to investigate the relationship between body type and cancer risk. Data from 329,828 people registered in was analyzed.
The research team divided body types into four categories, reflecting a total of six major factors, including body mass index (BMI), height, weight, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist and hip circumference. △The first type is a body type of an obese person with all six factors high. △The second type is a body type that is tall but has a low waist-to-hip ratio. △The third type is a body type that is tall and has a high waist-to-hip ratio. △The fourth type is a body type that is tall but has a high waist-to-hip ratio. This type has a high body weight and body mass index, but a thin waist and hip circumference.
The results of the study revealed that not only the first type, which is overall obese, but also the third type, which is tall but has a thick waist and narrow hips, has a high risk of developing colon cancer. Overall, obese people had a 10% higher risk of colon cancer, and people with an ‘apple body type’ who were tall and had abdominal obesity had a 12% higher risk of colon cancer. For women, this increased to 18%.
