From bowel cancer have to go on foot

Walk more than is good for health. Scientists have found that regular walking reduces the risk of bowel cancer by a third.

Spend just moderate exercise 30 minutes a day, and thus you are a third lower your risk of polyps in the intestine. These tumors often become malignant, that leads to cancer. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the School of Medicine at New York University. Their work is published in British Journal of Cancer.

"I exercise a lot of health benefits including strengthening the immune system, reducing inflammation in the intestines and help in reducing insulin levels," - emphasizes Kathleen author Dr. Wolin. Bowel cancer   It is the third most common cancer and the second most common among women.

American scientists have found that people who commit regular half-hour Hiking , The risk of polyps reduced the usual 16%, but the risk of major developed polyps, have a tendency to move in bowel cancer It is reduced by more than 30%.

"We have long known that an active lifestyle can protect a person from Bowel Cancer But this study is the first to bring together all available evidence and found that the most likely explanation of this phenomenon is to reduce the number of polyps - says Professor Wolin. - We hope that these results will encourage more people to play sports, exercise supports physical activity. You agree that perespektiva avoid this terrible disease can inspire. "

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