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Cancer Risk Factors
Glycemic load associates with breast cancer risk in Mexican women
December 29th, 2005
Glycemic load (GL) associates with breast cancer risk in Mexican women. "The amount and composition of dietary carbohydrates is a major determinant of postprandial blood glucose and insulin, and risk of breast cancer has been positively associated with plasma levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1. We sought to evaluate dietary GL and overall glycemic index (GI) in relation to breast cancer risk in Mexican women," researchers in Mexico report. "We examined dietary GL and overall GI and breast cancer risk among 475 women with histologically confirmed breast cancer and a random sample of 1391 women from Mexico City households. Diet was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-29)
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