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24th February 2015
03:24pm GMT
Study author Jari Laukkanen said: “It seems that with more than four sauna sessions per week had a lowest risk, but also those with two to three sauna sessions may get some benefits.”
Sauna use is very commonplace in Finland, with only 12 of 2,327 men initially canvassed saying they do not use a sauna at all.
“Sauna bathing is very common habit related to our culture,” Laukkanen said. “In Finland saunas are not luxury items, almost everyone has access to a sauna,” sometimes a private one inside the home.
“We think that results would be very similar in different populations including women,” he said. “However, further studies are needed to show the effects of sauna among women and different age groups.”Explore more on these topics:
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