The Claim

Physical activity levels below 600 MET-min/week are associated with a lack of protective effect against colorectal cancer risk from sedentary behavior, indicating that this threshold may represent a minimum level of physical activity required to mitigate colorectal cancer risk.

Source: Do the associations of sedentary time with colorectal cancer risk differ by physical activity level and vice versa? A cross-sectional study of two large population-based surveys.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Correlation
1 study reviewed
In plain English

People who engage in less than 600 MET-minutes of physical activity per week may not receive the protective benefit against colorectal cancer that higher activity levels provide, even if they reduce sedentary time.

See the scientific wording

Physical activity levels below 600 MET-min/week are associated with a lack of protective effect against colorectal cancer risk from sedentary behavior, suggesting this threshold may represent a minimum level of activity needed to mitigate cancer risk.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Do the associations of sedentary time with colorectal cancer risk differ by physical activity level and vice versa? A cross-sectional study of two large population-based surveys.

    If you don’t move much (less than 600 MET-min/week), sitting a lot raises your risk of colon cancer. But if you’re more active—even if you sit a lot—you lower that risk. So moving enough seems to be the key to staying protected.

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