Pants Size and Cancer Risk
Cancer October 28th, 2009
Do not ignore the size of the waist and groin which gradually increasing diameter. Signs of obesity in the two parts of the body is a signal has occurred in the abdominal fat deposition.
Fat accumulation is usually hidden and surrounding organs in the abdomen and associated with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and the risk of heart disease.
“For a long time has been hypothesized that the size of our clothing is a tangible sign of obesity and fat inside the abdomen,” said Dr. AE Laura Hughes, of Maastricht University, Netherlands.
Using information from 2500 men and women involved in the study of diet and cancer, the researchers tried to justify the link between clothing size and the size of the waist and thighs, with a body mass index. According to the researchers, the size of a skirt or pants in the present one associated with the risk of cancer in the future.
During 13 years of the study period, the researchers found that in women, the size of a large skirt can predict the risk of endometrial cancer. While the men, the size of a large trousers could be used to predict the risk of kidney cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
