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Bowel Cancer and Body Weight: A Definitive Review of the Evidence
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Bowel Cancer and Body Weight: A Definitive Review of the Evidence
In this systematic review, rigorous statistical and methodological criteria are used to identify 31 epidemiologic studies on the relationship between body weight and colorectal cancer. Although the association may be weaker than previously reported, we can now be confident that the risk of colorectal cancer in western populations increases with body mass index and central adiposity.
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