WHR affects cancer risk.
Most recently, a study from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) found a link between the waist to hip ratio (WHR) and cancer, in which people with a relatively high WHR were at risk of developing the disease. Can cancer
What is the WHR value calculated?
WHR is calculated based on the waist circumference. (In centimeters) and divide by the hip circumference. (In centimeters) in which the value is a decimal point, with the mean WHR in women if it exceeds 0.85 to begin to get pregnant, while men if it exceeds 0.90 is considered to be obese as well
The higher the WHR value, the greater the risk of cancer.
The results showed that every 0.1 increase in WHR increased the risk of cancer. One woman with an increased waist-to-hip ratio from 0.7 to 0.8 found a 21 percent increased risk of cervical cancer.
However, if you take good care of your health Not giving too much weight In addition to helping reduce the risk of popular diseases such as diabetes and obesity already. It also reduces the risk of cancer as well.