Loading ...White bread, bagels and rice ‘increase the risk of lung cancer by 49 per cent’
Largest study of its kind finds consuming a diet with a high glycemic index increases lung cancer risk
Carbohydrates, long blamed for fuelling obesity, have now been linked to lung cancer.
A new study has revealed a 49 per cent increase in risk among people consuming a diet with a high glycemic index.
The index measures how quickly blood sugar levels are raised after a meal, and foods with a high GI include white bread or bagels, corn flakes and puffed rice.
However, diets high in fruits and vegetables were found to decrease the risk.