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[calmcookie]

There are literally hundreds of credible studies that support a link between cancer and sugar consumption.

Just do a google search (sugar cancer research or sugar cancer connection research)

And remember that carbs are just sugar. And it is EXCESS consumption of fast acting carbs that is dangerous (soft drinks, fruit juices etc) ... no one is telling you to cut out all carbs. Read the label folks, look at the CARB NUMBER. That's what matters.

Most chronic illnesses are strongly linked to hyperinsulinemia ... and the NUMBER ONE FACTOR THAT CAUSES THIS IS EXCESS CARBOHYDRATE CONSUMPTION ... or simply eating too much total food and not moving enough.

Here is just one study, published in the Journal of Clinical Nutrition :

Sugar link to pancreatic cancer needs further study says Cancer Research UK
FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2006
Cancer Research UK has called for further research following a study claiming that high sugar intake may be linked to pancreatic cancer.

The connection was suggested by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, which carried out a survey of the dietary habits of 80,000 people over eight years between 1997 and 2005.

During the study, 131 people developed pancreatic cancer, with those who drank soft drinks at least twice a day reportedly at a higher risk of the disease than those who didn't drink them.

Several lines of evidence have suggested a link between diet and pancreatic cancer, but pinning down which component of a person's diet is responsible has proved tricky.

Many researchers suspect a link between the disease and levels of insulin, which vary with sugar intake, and this research lends weight to this theory.

Cancer Research UK welcomed the research, but pointed out that pancreatic cancer rates were falling as people gave up smoking, which also causes the disease.

"The latest figures show that pancreatic cancer rates fell by five per cent between 1997 and 2003," said Henry Scowcroft of Cancer Research UK.

"But this is probably because more people are giving up smoking, which is a major established cause of the disease.

"We know that a person's diet has a significant effect on their risk of several types of cancer including pancreatic cancer.

"This report highlights the need for further research to understand the specific effect of sugar intake on pancreatic cancer risk."

The study is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Edited by calmcookie, 13 October 2007 - 08:55 AM.

[maineman]

Pancreatic Cancer Risks American Cancer Society

excellent resource

mm

[calmcookie]

For anyone who is interested, another good Google search, is - "glycemic index cancer" or "carbohydrates cancer" Or read some of Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's information (his story, alone, is worth looking at), or info from bariatric physicians, Dr. Mary and Michael Dan Eades, or biochemist, Dr. Barry Sears (there's a reason his book has sold several million copies ... and stayed, for months, on the New York Times bestseller list). Best to all, C.C.

Edited by calmcookie, 14 October 2007 - 08:32 AM.

[maineman]

thanks for the google link references. I got through the first 30 of 700,000 page hits. In the reputable journals listed (scientific peer review journals) not one of them was able to find a link between elevated GIndx and cancer, either of breast, endometrium, colon, stomach. In several of the "health news" newspaper/magazines that returned hits you can read Misinterpretation of the SAME DATA stating that elevated GIndex DOES cause cancer, taking quotes directly from these research articles and printing them out of context. So it goes. Here's a problem I have. We do not know if a certain "glycemic index" is directly responsible for these cancers. It may turn out with ongoing research, that's what research is for. But we DO NOT know this to be so today. So how can a health practitioner USE this data? In the case of smoking, there is no doubt it is lethal. Period. Whether a few smokes or many, you WILL get lung cancer, you WILL get emphysema, bladder cancer, heart disease, etc. I can look a person in the eye and say You Have to QUit if you want to avoid these cancer/health risks. But I cannot look that person in the eye and say if you eat white instead of wheat bread you will get cancer. Or if you drink a COke you'll get cancer. Based on what is known, that would be a lie. So the data, presented to decent human being, can only cause fear or guilt or anxiety or confusion. It is absolutely EXCELENT to move towards healthier eating. Fresh fruts and vegetables, lean meats, fish chicken. Whold foods as much as possble. Proper portion size. Good, persistent aerobic activity. These have all been proven to be GOOD for you. But I also make a point of telling my overweight patients that IF they eat better and lose weight, they will feel better physically, but it WILL NOT solve the problems in their life. Just being thinner won't solve the fact that you had an abusive alcholic father. Or a miserable marriage. Or financial trouble. Or a rotten kid. Or you hate your job.... Eating well and exercising are good as ends to themselves. Not as aa means to a mythological future with imaginary results. Thanks again for those links.... interesting reading. mm