Being overweight as a child and young adult linked to bowel cancer risk – study

Experts in the Netherlands reviewed 37 studies on body weight in early life and the risk of colorectal cancer – also known as bowel cancer – in adults (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Being overweight as a child, teenager and young adult has been linked to a higher risk of bowel cancer in adulthood, researchers suggest.

A higher birth weight was also associated with an increased chance of developing the disease, according to a study.