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In a large prospective study, death rates from colon cancer increased
across the entire range of
BMI, with the highest rate ratio in men with BMI>32.5
Murphy, et al. “Body mass index and colon cancer mortality in a large
prospective study”
Am J
Epidemiol. 2000: 152(9)847-54
Visceral abdominal fat is more associated with colorectal pathogenesis
than other adipose
tissue.
Frezza, et al. “Influence of obesity on the risk of developing colon
cancer.”
Gut.
2007:
56(7)1034-5.
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