Article:
Warning: Some High Carb Foods Can Give You Lung Cancer
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The investigators looked specifically at the intake of foods with a high glycemic index, such as the white bread and potatoes cited by Jain.
Overall, people who registered in the top fifth in terms of a high-glycemic diet had a 49 percent greater risk of developing lung cancer versus those in the bottom fifth, Wu’s team reported.
And when the researchers focused solely on people who never smoked, the link was even more compelling. Those who had the highest glycemic diet were more than twice as likely to get lung cancer as those who had the lowest glycemic index scores.
The study:
"Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Lung Cancer Risk in Non-Hispanic Whites",
Stephanie C. Melkonian, Carrie R. Daniel, Yuanqing Ye, Jeanne A. Pierzynski, Jack A. Roth and Xifeng Wu
