Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 >>>There are other *suggestive* indications that there may be a link between high starch intake and cancer. One example is that women who eat diets unusually high in carbohydrates appear to be more prone to breast cancer. (Source: CEB & P, August 2004). The study you are referring to was published in the August 2004 issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention which clearly reported more breast cancer in women who ate more total carbohydrates. In the CEBP study, Mexican researchers compared the " self-reported " diets of 475 breast cancer patients to the reported diets of 1391 healthy women who were similar in age, weight and other factors. Researchers found that subjects whose reported diets contained the most carbohydrates were more likely to have breast cancer than subjects who ate the least carbohydrates. However, the main carbohydrates consumed by women in the study were highly processed - corn tortillas, fried chips, white bread, and soft drinks like coca cola). What has been largely overlooked, however, is that the researchers also analyzed how consumption of insoluble fiber - found in vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans - affected cancer incidence. Women in the study who ate the most insoluble fiber had lower breast cancer risk. So, I dont think this study implicated whole natural unrefined carbohydrates like corn, peas, yams, etc. but futher supported the problem with refined and proccessed carbohydrates. And we know that the diet of Hispanics in Mexico and the USA has progressively deteriorated over the past 50 years, and as a result, their rates of obesity, type-2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer of the breast, colon, and prostate have increased as expected. ( JA, Barquera S, Campirano F, Campos I, Safdie M, r V. Epidemiological and nutritional transition in Mexico: rapid increase of non-communicable chronic diseases and obesity. Public Health Nutr. 2002 Feb;5(1A):113-22.) The traditional Mexican diet has been one of corn, beans, fruits and vegetables. This kind of eating is associated with very low rates of breast cancer and all other diseases common to people living in Western societies. (Malin AS, Qi D, Shu XO, Gao YT, Friedmann JM, Jin F, Zheng W. Intake of fruits, vegetables and selected micronutrients in relation to the risk of breast cancer. Int J Cancer. 2003 Jun 20;105(3):413-8.) Carry on.. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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