Is there a relationship between the glycemic index of womens diets and their breast cancer risk?
Epidemiologic studies have examined whether the glycemic index of women’s diets is associated with breast cancer risk. Two case control studies and seven cohort studies have examined this issue. The results of these studies have not been consistent. Most of these studies have divided the women under study into subgroups based on their menopausal status, their physical activity, their body weight and height, or the estrogen and progesterone status of breast tumors (if they have developed breast cancer). Results from some of these studies did report an increase in breast cancer risk among groups who also consumed a diet with a high glycemic index. However, there are currently not enough studies of any one type to draw any solid conclusions about the relationship of breast cancer risk to the glycemic index of the diet. What is glycemic load? Glycemic load is a measure of the amount of glucose available to the bloodstream from a food or a diet. Glycemic load takes into account both the gly
