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Breast Cancer
Diets with high glycemic index value may increase cancer risk in older women
May 19th, 2005
Consumption of a diet with a high glycemic index value may increase postmenopausal women's risk of breast cancer, research suggests. S.A.N. Silvera and colleagues, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, "examined breast cancer risk in association with overall glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), and dietary carbohydrate and sugar intake in a prospective cohort of 49,613 Canadian women enrolled in the National Breast Screening Study who completed a self-administered food frequency questionnaire between 1980 and 1985." "Linkages to national mortality and cancer databases yielded data on deaths and cancer incidence, with follow-up ending...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-19)
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