London: People who lead an active lifestyle are up to a third less likely to develop polyps which can develop into bowel cancer, according to a study.
According to a recent study, if you have an active lifestyle then you are at three times lesser risk of developing polyps which could lead to bowel cancer.
Bowel cancer is known to be the third most common cancer in the UK with 38,000 people being diagnosed with the disease every year.
Publishing their findings in the British Journal of Cancer, they say they have produced the most accurate figures yet that show low exercise levels are linked to bowel polyps.
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in the US pulled together 20 previous studies looking at the link between exercise and the development of large polyps.
After analyzing all the data, they found that people who regularly exercise were 16% less likely to develop bowel polyps and 30% less likely to develop large or advanced polyps.
Sara Hiom, Director of health information at Cancer Research UK, said, “We would recommend doing at least half an hour’s moderate exercise a day – such as brisk walking or anything that leaves you slightly out of breath. Getting enough physical activity will also help you keep a healthy weight, which is one of the most important ways of reducing the risk of cancer”.
Professor Kathleen Wolin, one of the lead authors of the research said that exercise also enhanced the immune system and people, who exercised outdoors, get vitamin D, which was also important for bowel cancer.
The reality is that exercise is acting through more than one mechanism. The upside is there are so many benefits all over the body, it is hard to pinpoint,” Wolin said.
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