Carbs Do Not Necessarily Affect Cancer Development

Latest insights of Swedish scientists show that large quantities of carbohydrates do not affect the odds of getting large intestine cancer.

Scientists at the Stockholm Karolinska Institute, led by Dr. Susane C. Larson, published the results of the study of the effect of carbohydrates on cancer development in the latest issue of expert journal American Journal of Epidemiology.

This follows several years of examining 61,433 women, in the period between 1987 and 1990, and what was being monitored was the intake of carbohydrates. Along with this, experts monitored the manner in which the body responded to the intake of sugar and the likelihood that large intestine cancer would develop.

All the participants filled out a questionnaire in which they had to state accurately whether they consumed the 67 newly offered groceries. In 1997, they had additionally had to answer if they had consumed the 96 newly offered grocieries.

The research that was conducted over the course of 15 years diagnosed 879 cases of large intestine cancer. No correlation was found between the intake of carbohydrates, increase of blood sugar level, and risk of developing cancer.