The Claim
Persistent abdominal obesity, defined as a waist circumference of 90 cm or more in men and 85 cm or more in women across two health screenings two years apart, is associated with an 18% higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer before age 50 compared to individuals who remain free of abdominal obesity.
What the research says
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Adults who maintain a large waist size over a two-year period have an 18% higher risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 compared to those who do not have persistent abdominal obesity.
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Persistent abdominal obesity, defined as a waist circumference of 90 cm or more in men and 85 cm or more in women across two health screenings two years apart, is associated with an 18% higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer before age 50 compared to individuals who remain free of abdominal obesity, based on data from over 3.3 million Korean adults followed for an average of 7.1 years.
What the research says
1 studyPeople who kept having a large waistline over two years were 18% more likely to get colon cancer before age 50 than those who didn’t, according to a huge study of Korean adults.
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