Researchers, however, looked at whether people were active for seven-and-a-half to 15 ‘metabolic equivalent’ hours a week. This works out at between two-and-a-half and five hours of moderate activity, such as walking or light cycling, or 75 and 150 minutes of vigorous exercise, such as tennis or jogging. The study found that this amount of exercise could reduce the risk of liver cancer by 18 per cent, or almost a fifth, in both male and female. The results suggest exercise partly cuts cancer risk as it helps weight loss. But noted that active people, even when they do not lose weight, could gain protection against some cancers.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2019 00:45 UTC