How a pot belly is a red flag for cancer: Increased waist size raises the odds of getting the disease even if the rest of your body is slim, say health officials

Scientists at the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer found adding 11cm to the waistline increases the risk of developing a group of obesity-linked cancers by 13 per cent. Waist size is  tied to 10 cancers - bowel, lower oesophagus, upper stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, womb, ovaries, kidneys and postmenopausal breasts. MAIL