A meta-analysis conducted by specialists from Johns Hopkins University showed that adults whose height is significantly higher than the average are more likely to develop dangerous diseases such as polyposis or bowel cancer..

During the study, scientists analyzed the results of 47 previously conducted international observational studies that studied the causes of colorectal cancer, as well as colorectal adenoma..

After analyzing various factors that could affect the development of these diseases, scientists noticed that among people whose height exceeded the height of ordinary people, the risk of developing colorectal cancer was almost 24% higher..

“Based on the results obtained, it can be assumed that taller people, respectively, change the size of all organs in the body.

It is likely that an increase in mutations that cause the development of malignant neoplasms is associated with more active proliferation in the organs of tall people, ”says co-author of the study, MD Elinor Zhou in the pages of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers \u0026 Prevention.

Scientists believe that when conducting a survey of people seeking medical help, one should pay attention to their growth, which, as data show, may be one of the risk factors for cancer.. At the same time, scientists also remind that all the same, the dominant factors in this case are still genetics, age and lifestyle..

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