Larger Waist Size May Increase Women's Cancer Risk
Being overweight or obese was also shown to make asthma more likely - and to worsen the symptoms.
The study, carried out by Julie Von Behren and colleagues from the Northern California Cancer Center in Berkeley, looked at data from 88,304 women who had been involved in the California Teachers Study (which tracked women from age 18). They found that:
- Women of a healthy weight were much less likely to have asthma than those who were overweight or obese
- But women who were a healthy weight with a waist size over 34 inches were also more likely to have asthma
The research results were published in Thorax, a journal focused on respiratory medicine, as Obesity, Waist Size, and Prevalence of Current Asthma in the California Teachers Study Cohort.
The researchers said that their results confirmed a link between asthma and being overweight or obese, and cautioned that:
Obese and overweight women were at greater risk of severe asthma episodes, measured by urgent medical visits and hospitalizations.
They also emphasised how this study was the first to show a link between asthma and abdominal fat (extra inches around the waist), even in women of a normal weight.
Here's my problem with waist size studies: they do not take into account women that are shorter...if you're short, your organs have less space to move around, so you tend to have a larger waist size. It seems like waist-to-hip ratio would be a better measure of cancer danger.
ReplyI think they're talking about 90% of the unfit women, not you. Don't make out every article somehow applies to YOU. Me, me, me is all YOU are about.
ReplyYOU are on my radar Mr. Smith. You'll be hearing from me every time you post on this forum.
ReplyHere's my problem - you title says increased cancer risk, the article is about increased asthma link. Still scary, but a totally different disease.
ReplyGreat post. Nuts to think of the correlation. But even more reason to get healthy and fit.
Thanks again,
ReplyDan