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Spending many hours sitting increases chances of breast cancer

Spending many hours sitting increases chances of breast cancer

In addition to cigarette smoking, family history, and drinking, sitting too much is also a risk factor for developing breast and colon cancer, a joint study by scientists at the American Institute for Cancer Research and Alberta Health Services in Canada. According to the researchers, approximately 100,000 cases of these two types of cancer could be prevented if people with a propensity to develop the disease spent less time sitting.

The study counted on the participation of 141 thousand patients with colon cancer and 230 thousand with breast cancer. All of them answered a questionnaire about their lifestyle, diet, family history, smoking habits, and drinking.

After analyzing participants' data, the study authors found that the habit of sitting by many hours in a row more than six hours - was linked to approximately 30% of colon cancer cases and 21% of breast cancer cases. In addition to the study done with patients, the researchers also reviewed more than 200 previous papers that pinpointed risk factors for breast and colon cancer.

The study authors are uncertain as to why this relationship exists but believe that Lack of physical activity increases the chances of small inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body, including the breasts and colon, making it easier for cancer to appear.

The scientists say that people with other risk factors should do the less than 45 minutes of physical activity on five days of the week, as this can reduce the chances of these cancers by as much as 35%.

Risk of heart disease

Another study by researchers at the Heart and Diabetes from Melbourne, Australia, have found that people with sedentary behavior who spend more than six hours sitting are at greater risk of developing diabetes or death sudden cardiac complications.

It is therefore suggested that, in addition to regular physical exercise, people should move more during the day - whether at work or at home. Walking whenever possible, using stairs instead of the lift and stretching yourself are among the experts' recommendations.


Abdominal fat may increase anxiety in middle-aged women, study says Study shows that anxiety may be greater in women who have higher waist and height relationships. Understand how this relationship is

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The researchers' hypothesis is that this ratio is increased by the fall of the hormone estrogen, which has a neuroprotective function . However, more studies should be done to better understand this relationship.

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Ministry of Health denies link between microcephaly and rubella vaccine

Ministry of Health denies link between microcephaly and rubella vaccine

A few days ago, social networks have been disseminating the story that cases of microcephaly in the Northeast are not related to the Zika virus, but to an overdue lot of rubella vaccines. The Ministry of Health, however, has stated that this statement is an unsubstantiated rumor. In their official statement, they claim that "all vaccines offered by the National Immunization Program (NIP) are safe and there is no evidence in national and international literature that they may cause microcephaly.

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