Extra 4 Inches On Waistline May Be Risky

A new study suggests the chance of men developing prostate cancer increases with every inch to your waistline.

Scientists at Oxford University looked at around 140,000 men from 8 European countries over a period of 14 years.

They found every extra 4 inches on your waist raises your risk of fatal prostate cancer by 13%.

For example, men with a waist size of 37 inches had a 13% higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer than those with a 33 inch waist.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and one in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.

Doctors performing the study say the link is likely the cancer-causing hormones in fat cells, but this has not been proven.

During the course of the 14-year study, 7,000 incidents of prostate cancer were identified.

If you are seeing an expanding waist line it may be time to speak up and talk to your doctor about the best way to reduce that extra weight.