Today I would like to bring you an important and curious news for our health: “Movements involved in housework reduce the risk of stomach cancer”.
Regular practice of physical activity, in the domestic setting, reduces the likelihood of suffering from malignant tumors of the stomach, both for the whole of gastric tumors and for the different types of stomach cancer, in almost 50% of the cases. This is clear from the “MCC-Spain” study, prepared by the Epidemiology Service of the Regional Ministry of Health of the Region of Murcia and the Center for Biomedical Research in Network (Ciber) of Epidemiology and Public Health (Ciberesp).
Team from the CIBERESP
The research concludes that people, who spend more time on household, tasks are half as likely to suffer from the disease as the less active.
In this sense, “MCC-Spain” classifies household tasks in low-intensity activities, such as cooking, ironing or making beds, while other activities, such as scrubbing the floor or windows, as well as, actively playing with children, are included within activities of high intensity.
Apart from this, performing physical activity, during leisure time, also reduces the risk of stomach cancer. In this case, the study shows that people, who practiced sports, at least 150 minutes a week (20 minutes a day) or performed activities such as cycling or walking, had a risk of cancer ranging from 27% to 39% lower.
With this finding, "the importance of household tasks, that may represent a significant proportion of total daily activity in some population groups, is reinforced", according to the statement by Ciberesp. Despite this, the study details that the benefits of physical activity were only observed in non-sedentary people.
Totally, 428 patients, diagnosed with this disease, were analysed, as well as 3,225 healthy participants. Also, to prevent the onset of chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease or diabetes, experts recommend doing at least 150 minutes a week of moderate activities, such as walking and dancing, or the equivalent of 75 minutes a week of intensive activities, such as running or doing sports.
Well, I hope that you have liked this news.
Until my next post, kind regards,
Luis.
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