Intriguingly, they found no link between computer screen time and bowel cancer risk.

有趣的是，他们发现在电脑屏幕前久坐与患肠癌的风险没有关联。

The researchers suspect men are more likely to smoke, drink and eat junk food than women while watching TV.

研究人员认为，男性在看电视时比女性更容易抽烟、喝酒、吃垃圾食品。

The findings, published in the British Journal of Cancer, revealed 2,391 people of the 500,000 went on to develop bowel cancer.

这项发表在《英国癌症期刊》的研究显示，50万人中有2391人患上了肠癌。

Dr Neil Murphy, lead researcher based at IARC in France, said: 'Previous research suggests that watching TV may be associated with other behaviors, such as smoking, drinking and snacking more, and we know that these things can increase the risk of bowel cancer.

法国国际癌症研究中心首席研究员尼尔•墨菲博士称：“此前的研究表明，看电视可能与抽烟、喝酒、吃零食等其他行为联系在一起，而我们知道这些行为会增加患肠癌的风险。”

'Being sedentary is also associated with weight gain and greater body fat. Excess body fat may influence the blood levels of hormones and other chemicals which affect the way our cells grow, and can increase bowel cancer risk..'

“久坐还会导致体重体脂增加。体脂过量会影响血液中的激素以及其他影响细胞生长的物质，增加患肠癌的风险。”

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