CANCER RESEARCH

The introduction provides background information related to the study. The incidence of colon cancer is high in Westernized countries making it an important area of study. The Western lifestyle includes physical inactivity with high energy consumption, increased body weight, and high rates of colon cancer. Case-control and cohort studies and studies of leisure activity show physical activity to be linked with lower risk of colon cancer. Energy intake and body size are only linked with colon cancer in some studies. There is limited data evaluating the combined associations of physical activity, energy intake, and body size with colon cancer; the combined effects of all three factors in the energy balance equation remains unknown.

Although the background information offered was adequate, additional information regarding relevant past studies would have provided a further understanding of the current study. For example, statements regarding physical activity and energy intake are vague a

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Approximate Word count = 983
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)