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Study by Baylor College of Medicine has tracked how jet lag affects the liver. They found it creates bile acid buildup akin to that seen in obese people. Experts warn this drives up cancer risk for frequent fliers and shift workers.
Frequent fliers have the same cancer risk as obese people, according to a new study.
Jet lag drastically raises one’s risk of liver cancer by driving up bile acid levels in the liver, creating buildup akin to that seen in organs of clinically overweight people.
Researchers also point to the spike in people jet-setting as a reason for the rocketing rates of liver cancer across the world.
The study by Baylor College of Medicine builds on a growing swell of research that disrupting the circadian rhythm (or, the body clock) can have potentially fatal ramifications for your health.
The number of people contracting hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, has nearly tripled since 1980.