WHO guidelines on waist circumference and physical activity and their joint association with cancer risk
Adherence to both WHO guidelines for waist circumference and physical activity is essential for cancer prevention; meeting just one of these guidelines is insufficient.
Authors
- Christine M. Friedenreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4783-1966)
- Anja M. Sedlmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7564-3065)
- Michael J. Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1120-1751)
- Laia Peruchet‐Noray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-8920)
- Hansjörg Baurecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9265-5594)
- Patricia Bohmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0931-8651)
- Amina Amadou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6662-2089)
- Michael F. Leitzmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-2789)
- Andrea Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4777-7808)
- Emma Fontvieille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5488-9317)
- Heinz Freisling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-4998)
- Béatrice Fervers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3498-6499)
- Julian Konzok
Institutions
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- United States Department of Defense (US)
- Inserm (FR)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Centre Léon Bérard (FR)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- University of Regensburg (DE)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108708
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.66
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- World Cancer Research Fund International
- British Heart Foundation
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Northwest Regional Development Agency
- Institut National Du Cancer
- Medical Research Council
- World Cancer Research Fund
- National Cancer Institute