sugars effect on cancer

Hi,
Information about dietary carbohydrates if your are interested.
Two medical term definition below will help understanding this message more.

1.Glycemic Index(GI)- of a food depends on how fast the digestion and absorption of its dietary carbohydrates, which in turn determined by the chemical and physical of the food itself. foods like pasta,whole-grain barley,oats and rye have a slow rate of digestion and therefore a lower GI. Examples:Potato,white rice,white bread ,fruit punch,cola pancake candy and french fries have a higher GI. Skim milk,apple,in general,fruits and vegetables with higher fiber content provide low GI per serving.

2.Glycemic Load (GL) is define as the product of the GI value (the quality)of a food and its carbohydrate content( the quantity),GL incorporates both the quality and quantity of the carbohydrates consumed as compare to GI only account for the quality value only .It is because the blood glucose is influenced by both the quantity and the quality of the food a person eats at a specific time.

-there are no good evidence that replacing high fructose corn syrup with sucrose will have any health benefit.

-it is said that a lower GI diet may improve glycemic control to the same extent as newer pharmacological agents.

-To get to a lower dietary (glycemic load (GL):
1. replace carb with protein like fish,nuts,and poultry.
2. replace carb with fat like mono and polyunsaturated fats.
3. substitute a low-GI carb(ie:eat an apple)for a high GI carb.(ie:fruit punch)
4. combine all the above 3 methods.
God bless.

Reference:
Dietary carbohydrates-Literature review by uptodate.com through Jan,2012 .

Here is a little hint I just got from a friend. Sometimes things are right in front of our eyes and we don’t see them. I am an avid Iced Tea drinker. Instead of even Stevia or etc I now mash some strawberries and put those in. They sweeten and flavor. You could really use any fruit! See, you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Processed sugar isn´t good for anybody, cancer or not.

Fruit and berrys have been shown to contain a lot of cancer-fighting stuff!

What is shown is that high insulin levels and IGF (insulin growth factor) stimulates tumors to grow. They also stimulate the dreaded inflammation of tissues that helps cancers and other diseases to develope.
There are a lot of scientific publications on this subject, to be found on pubmed for example.
//Maria

Sally:
I would say she should eat a healthy diet. And vegetables and fruits are definitely a part of that. One thing she should start doing as her blood levels fall is make sure her veggies and fruits are CLEAN! Wash them thoroughly. Get paranoid about it. In other words, wash the knife when cutting cantaloupe, onions, anything with a skin. And wash them first before cutting.
I’m still paranoid even tho I’ve had 3 months since chemo ended. My bloods are in the normal range but haven’t gotten very high. I still wash all my fruits and veggies, even going so far as to throw out grapes that come out of the bag unattached. You never know what germs can get in that little hole.
I’m paranoid, but healthy, and want to keep it that way.
As for the sugars, maybe eating ice cream is a “no-no”. But she needs a healthy diet and her strength more than anything.
Kris

Sally, I am not a believer, never have been. My daughter’s boyfriend had been in remission with Lymphoma and he has spent about 50,000 with a Naturalpathic doctor andafter 2 years of taking her suppplements and a Vitamin C IV monthly it has returned. Actually not only did the original return but a secondary type has popped up. I agree with the ONC, just eat a nice healthy diet as right now the strength and energy is of utmost importance. It all comes down I guess to what one believes in but not sure there are really any reports that these diets really work. I may just not know enough about them. I would think raw vegetables would be hard on the digestive system as it seems to get affected by CC. Like I say, we try to follow our gut feelings. For CC patients the first person I would listen to would be the ONC.