Increased Physical Activity Associated with Lower Risk of 13 Types of Cancer

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A new study by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the American Cancer Society shows that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity are associated with a lower risk of developing 13 different types of cancer.

Leisure-time physical activity is separate from physical activity done at work or at home. It is activity done at one’s own discretion, like hiking, swimming, Zumba, or yoga.

This new study pooled data on 1.44 million people, ages 19 to 98, over 11 years, from the United States and Europe, and was able to examine a broad range of cancers, including rare malignancies.

The most noteworthy finding from this study is that associations are broadly generalization to different populations, including people who are overweight or obese, or those with a history of smoking. For example, regardless of your weight status, if you are physically active, you will reduce your risk for developing 13 different types of cancer.

“Associations between physical activity and cancer were also similar in subgroups of normal weight and overweight participants, and in current smokers or people who never smoked.”

In a nutshell, physical activity acts through biological mechanisms other than weight loss to reduce cancer risk!

Learn more about this study here.

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