Overweight babies are significantly more likely to go on to develop early age bowel cancer, according to a new study.
The number of under-50s being diagnosed with bowel cancer is on the rise in the UK, but the cause of this increase has remained largely a mystery amongst experts.
However, a new study, published by the esteemed Yale School of Public Health, has found that excess weight at birth, along with having an older father, markedly increases the chances of young patients developing the disease.
The finding is significant because studies show there are an increasing number of ‘giant babies’ in the UK.
The condition,
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