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Posted on 10/21/2006 7:25:58 AM PDT by SirLinksalot
White bread increases cancer risk
Last updated at 10:12am on 20th October 2006
Experts say eating white bread can increase the risk of cancer
Eating lots of white bread raises the risk of a cancer that kills thousands of Britons every year, according to new research.
Those who eat five slices a day are almost twice as likely to develop the most common form of kidney cancer compared to those who have one and a half slices.
Scientists put the cause down to refined cereals triggering a surge in blood sugar and insulin levels, which is thought to fuel cancer cell growth.
People should particularly cut down on white bread, which causes the biggest rise in blood glucose levels, and opt for wholemeal varieties instead.
The study also adds to the mounting evidence of the health benefits of following a low GI diet.
This involves avoiding processed and refined foods, such as white bread which have a high Glycaemic Index.
Whole grain foods are classed as having a low GI value as they lead to slower release of sugar into the blood stream.
The new study published in the International Journal of Cancer set out to investigate potential triggers of Renal Cell Carcinoma.
It accounts for more than 80 per cent of the 6,000 cases of kidney cancer diagnosed each year in the UK and claims 3,400 lives annually.
The researchers from the Institute of Pharmacological Research in Milan, Italy studied more than 2300 Italians - 767 who had the disease and 1534 who did not - and asked them detailed information about their diet in the previous two years.
The scientists discovered a clear link between eating lots of bread and the risk of getting the cancer.
The study did not specify what type of bread people ate.
However, overall those in the group that ate the most bread - equivalent to 35 slices weekly or five a day - were almost twice as likely to develop the cancer as those who had just 11 slices a week- around one and a half a day.
In contrast, those who ate a high proportion of poultry, meat and vegetables had a lower risk of getting the kidney cancer.
The study did not establish exactly what in bread may be to blame, however the researchers believe it may be linked to the high Glycaemic Index of many types.
Foods with a high GI cause a dramatic rise in blood sugar levels which leads to the release of insulin and in turn chemicals that can fuel cell growth.
The theory is that cancer cells use these chemicals and the glucose to fuel their own unchecked, and therefore dangerous, growth.
Lead researcher Dr Francesca Bravi said her study suggests that a diet with fewer cereals and more vegetables may help reduce the risk of renal cell carcinoma.
"On the basis of the study we can also suggest reducing the consumption of refined cereals and increase that of whole grain ones," she added.
Past studies have also found women who follow a low GI diet after the menopause have a lower risk of breast cancer than those who have lots of high GI foods.
The diet is also advised for people with diabetes to help prevent peaks and troughs in blood sugar levels.
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BUSH'S FAULT!!!!
Wouldn't this also apply to pasta?
Racism.
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This study was done by Thomases English Muffins, wasn't it?
Research on bread indicates that:
1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.
2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.
3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations.
4. More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread.
5. Bread is made from a substance called "dough." It has been proven that as little as one pound of dough can be used to suffocate a mouse. The average American eats more bread than that in one month!
6. Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low incidence of cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and osteoporosis.
7. Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat begged for bread after as little as two days.
8. Bread is often a "gateway" food item, leading the user to "harder" items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cold cuts.
9. Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person.
10. Newborn babies can choke on bread.
11. Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than one minute.
12. Most American bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.
In light of these frightening statistics, it has been proposed that the following bread restrictions be made:
1. No sale of bread to minors.
2. A nationwide "Just Say No To Toast" campaign, complete celebrity TV spots and bumper stickers.
3. A 300 percent federal tax on all bread to pay for all the societal ills we might associate with bread.
4. No animal or human images, nor any primary colors (which may appeal to children) may be used to promote bread usage.
5. The establishment of "Bread-free" zones around schools.
White bread - where the food industry takes out 24 nutrients, adds back 4 to 6 artificial nutrients and then calls it "enriched".
No great loss. White bread is pretty tasteless anyway. There are plenty of good whole wheat or multi-grain breads available. They are not the dry, dense loaves they used to be.
White bread,breathing the air,drinking the water,hell when you think about it just being alive can cause cancer !!!
I'm wondering about gluten's part in the game. Wheat, rye and barley have gluten. In just under 1% of the population, folks have an older pre-agricultural gene that causes an intense autoimmune reaction to the presence of gluten. You can read that "reaction" as also constituting some serious inflammation, and continual heavy inflammation is identified as part of the process of cells becoming cancerous.
Of course, that's just for that 1%, but we don't see the same sort of attention given to folks who eat lots of non-gluten products.
We eat whole wheat (home made) here, and have for years. Grew up with it, in fact. Plain white bread is, IMO, starvation food. Better than starving to death, that's about it.
"Foods with a high GI cause a dramatic rise in blood sugar levels which leads to the release of insulin and in turn chemicals that can fuel cell growth.
The theory is that cancer cells use these chemicals and the glucose to fuel their own unchecked, and therefore dangerous, growth."
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I can think of lots of worse foods that spike insulin and blood sugar levels. To focus on white bread, seems idiotic.
To: GQuagmire
May I? You didn't allow anyone to respond. I'm sure the answer would have been "Please don't." That ceased to be funny about 5 years ago. It's tired and worn.
Posted by: Clara Lou
Actually, five years ago it was, "All your base are belong to us."
Actually, "All your ____ are belong to us" can still get a giggle out of me. It reminds me of Bush's comment that he didn't want to put a million dollar missile through a ten dollar tent just to hit a camel in the butt.
Oh no! I'm toast!
Pasta has a lot more egg protein in it than bread.
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