Firdaus Khan
As per a research led by the Japanese Health ministry and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, men in the most active group of people surveyed had 13 percent less risk of developing cancer compared with the least active group, and women in the most active group had a 16 percent lower risk than their sedentary counterparts.
Around 80,000 men and women between the ages 45 to 74 living in nine Japanese prefectures were included in the survey. The surveyed population was divided into four groups according to their ratio of individual working metabolic rate, or MET (metabolic equivalent), which was determined by the amount of time respondents spent sitting, walking, standing, sleeping and exercising.
The trend was most noticeable among Japanese women, who were less likely to develop cancer if they were engaging in regular exercise and led an active lifestyle.
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