Beware! Increasing waist size
indicates liver cancer
The findings showed that for every 5
kg/m2 increase in BMI, there was a 38 and 25 per cent increase in the risk for
liver cancer in men and women, respectively.
For every 5 cm increase in waist
circumference, the increase in risk for liver cancer was was 8 per cent.
Participants with Type 2 diabetes
mellitus were 2.61 times more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer, and the
risk increases with increase in BMI, the researchers said.
"Liver cancer isn't simply related
to excess alcohol intake and viral hepatitis infection. We found that each of
these three factors was associated, robustly, with liver cancer risk. All three
relate to metabolic dysfunction," said Peter Campbell, researcher at the
American Cancer Society.
The study adds substantial support to
liver cancer being on the list of obesity-associated cancers.
Thus, "this is yet another reason
to maintain a body weight in the 'normal' range for your height", Campbell
said.
The results are also consistent with
other data indicating that obesity and diabetes might be playing a role in the
rapid increase in liver cancer in recent decades, he added.
For the study, the team pooled data
from 1.57 million adults enrolled in 14 different US-based prospective
studies.
At enrolment, participants completed questionnaires related
to their height, weight, alcohol intake, tobacco use, and other factors
potentially related to cancer risk. None of them had cancer at enrolment.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
17.10.2016
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