Quality Carbs May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk & Doughnuts May Raise the Risk, Study Finds

Note from Connie: As happens often, we're now getting more evidence that those superior, fiber-dense carbs can be a boon to your health. Jennifer teels us about a new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology, which finds that a diet rich in fiber and whole grains may cut the risk of pancreatic cancer by 40%.

Thanks to Joene Hendry of Reuters, we learned about the beneficial impact of fiber and whole grains in lowering the risk of pancreatic cancer.

Indeed, June M. Chan, ScD, and her fellow researchers at the University of California, San Francisco examined the grain intake of 532 Bay Area-based pancreatic cancer patients and 1,071 people who don't suffer that disease.

Not surprising, pancreatic cancer sufferers were more likely to smoke than their cancer-free counterparts.

But the study also points to the carb connection. In fact, Chan's team also discovered that eating two or more doughnuts a week raised the risk of contracting pancreatic cancer. (Are you listening, doughnut eaters?)

By the way, did you know that pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly cancers, according to MayoClinic.com, because it often goes undetected until it's spread to other parts of the body?

So it's great news that something as relatively simple as eating more high-fiber quality carbs can help reduce the risk of getting it.

Jennifer Moore for SUGAR SHOCK! Blog