Are CARBS the new cigarettes?

White bread, bagels and rice 'increase the risk of lung cancer by 49%', experts warn

Foods with high glycemic index are linked to lung cancer, scientists found
Such foods include white bread, bagels, corn flakes and puffed rice
Study found a 49% higher risk of lung cancer in people with high GI diets 
Scientists recommends people cut high GI foods out of their diet 


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ALL ABOUT THE GLYCEMIC INDEX 

The glycemic index, or GI, measures how a carbohydrate-containing food raises blood glucose. 

Foods are ranked based on how they compare to a reference food — either glucose or white bread.

A food with a high GI raises blood glucose more than a food with a medium or low GI. 

Foods with low GI include:

• 100% stone-ground whole wheat or pumpernickel bread 
• Oatmeal (rolled or steel-cut), oat bran, muesli 
• Wholemeal pasta, converted rice, barley, bulgar wheat 
• Sweet potato, corn, yam, lima/butter beans, peas, legumes and lentils

Foods with high GI include: 

• White bread or bagel 
• Corn flakes, puffed rice, bran flakes, instant oatmeal 
• Shortgrain white rice, rice pasta, macaroni and cheese from mix 
• Russet potato, pumpkin 
• Pretzels, rice cakes, popcorn, saltine crackers 
• melons and pineapple

Source: American Diabetes Association  

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