The study showed how dangerous a large waist is for men

More than 200,000 men aged 40 to 69 took part in a study by scientists from Great Britain. Doctors monitored their health for 10 years, regularly monitoring body mass index (BMI), total fat percentage, waist volume and its ratio to hips. The results showed that a large waist in men increases the risk of the fatal disease.

Dr. Aurora Pérez-Cornago, who led the study, explained that weight gain around the abdomen is “the most dangerous” because “this fat is located around the vital important bodies”. Such fat is also called visceral fat. It causes metabolic and hormonal dysfunction, which plays a major role in the development of prostate cancer in men. Among the main symptoms of the disease are frequent and painful urination, blood or sperm in the urine.

Over the 10 years of the study, 571 people died from this type of cancer. At the same time, most of them had a waist of more than 103 centimeters. According to doctors, their risk of getting this type of cancer is 35% higher than that of people with a waist of less than 90 centimeters – 25%. The ratio of the volume of the waist to the hips is also important. The risk of prostate cancer in men in whom fat is located in the middle part is 34% higher.

At the same time, the scientist clarified that the researchers did not find a clear connection between the disease and the total content of fat in the body. A larger study is needed to confirm these results. Perez-Cornago also emphasized that a high BMI also increases the risk of other diseases, including various types of cancer. Therefore, people should consider the negative consequences of being overweight.