A study published yesterday by the American Institute for Cancer Research, physical activity and coffee protect against endometrial cancer. This applies to decaffeinated as well as regular coffee. Women who drink more than one cup a day had more protection.
The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. It is subject to a process of cyclical change during the fertile years of a woman’s life. The majority of cancers that occur in the body of the womb are endometrial cancers This cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women worldwide . Around 290,000 new cases were recorded in 2008. Endometrial cancer accounts for 2% of the cancer deaths in women.
The also found evidence that Body fatness increases the chances of getting is endometrial cancer. This was determined by the body mass index (a measure for human body shape based on an individual's mass and height), measures of abdominal girth, and adult weight gain. The evidence that greater body fatness, including abdominal fatness and adult weight gain, is a cause of endometrial cancer is convincing.
The another risk factor was glycaemic load.This is a number that estimates how much the food will raise a person's blood sugar level after eating it. For example a piece of white bread which digests quickly will cause a large larger rise in blood sugar than pasta which digests slower because it does not have any holes in it. Sense it is digesting slower the sugar goes into the blood slower and never reaches the same concentration in the blood..
To find out how fast the sugar goes into your blood you can look up the.Glycemic Index (GI) The higher the GI the quicker the sugar goes into the blood.
In Conclusion Women who drink Coffee, exercise, watch their weight, and eat things with a low GI have less chance of getting endometrial cancers
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