A high-carbohydrate diet with a predominance of potatoes and bakery products is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, especially in people who have never smoked.

To this conclusion came the staff of the Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, USA.

The high glycemic index of products, according to researchers, is directly related to the risk of lung cancer - the second most common cancer in the United States.

If even children know about the dangers of cigarettes, not everyone knows that red meat and saturated fats also contribute to lung cancer. Now, on the dock were products that you would never have thought of.

But researchers specify that it is important not so much the quantity as the quality of carbohydrates consumed. Such products as cookies, white bread or airy rice are much more dangerous in this respect than bran bread or pasta from rye flour of coarse grinding. These are two completely different groups of carbohydrates.

"The results of our study suggest that the risk of lung cancer is affected not only by lifestyle, smoking and drinking, but also your diet. Foods and drinks with a high glycemic index should be limited if you want to protect yourself as much as possible from this and many other diseases, "said Dr. Xifeng Wu, professor of epidemiology at the University of Texas.

The group of undesirable foods with a high glycemic index include:.

•Beer.

•Sugar.

•Bakery products.

•White bread.

•White rice.

•Mashed potatoes.

• Fried and baked potatoes.

•Chocolate bars.

• Sweet water, etc..

In the course of her work, published on the pages of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, the researchers analyzed 1,905 newly diagnosed cases of lung cancer and the medical history of 2413 people without cancer, paying high priority to their diet and lifestyle.

People who consume a lot of foods with a high glycemic index have a 49% higher risk of lung cancer compared to those who bypass these foods. It is curious that the highest risk took off from those people who had never smoked before, as well as people with education less than 12 years.

Perhaps this is the answer to the question: "Where does the cancer come from, if I'm a non-smoker? ". It lies directly on the plate.

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