Live lively, reduce the risk of cancer

People with active physical activity are less likely to suffer from cancers caused by less active activities such as bowel, liver, pancreatic cancer in men and stomach in women, research by the Japanese Ministry of Health.

Men who are most active in physical activity will reduce the risk of developing malignant tumors by 13% compared to those with the least physical activity. In women, this rate is 16%.

'There are many studies that show a link between the passivity and the development of cancer in Western countries , ' said Dr. Manami Inoue, Executive Director of the National Cancer Center.

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'However, this study is the first to be done in Japan in both size and nature (80,000 people aged 45-74 living in 9 Japanese districts participated in the study)' , Dr. Manami said

Assessing the level of activity, the surveyors divided into 4 groups, according to criteria to determine the body's metabolic rate by factors related to the time spent sitting, walking, standing, sleeping and exercising. .

The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.