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Nutrition, Vitamins & Supplements for Seniors
Adding Sugar to Your Coffee Could Lead to Pancreatic
Cancer
Adding sugar to food or drinks five times a day
increases risk 70%
 November 8, 2006 – Like sugar in your coffee,
creamed fruit and fizzy drinks? New research says these are three common
ways you may be increasing your risk of developing deadly pancreatic
cancer.
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Pancreatic cancer is a very serious form of cancer
that is possibly caused when the pancreas produces heightened levels of
insulin as a consequence of upset glucose metabolism. A well-known way
of increasing insulin production is to eat a lot of sugar.
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet have now, for
the first time, shown that the consumption of sweetened food and drink
affects a person's chances of developing pancreatic cancer.
The study began in 1997 when scientists ran a
dietary survey of almost 80,000 healthy women and men. This group was
subsequently monitored until June 2005. According to the cancer
registry, 131 people from this group had developed cancer of the
pancreas.
The researchers have now been able to show that the
risk of developing pancreatic cancer is related to the amount of sugar
in the diet. Most at risk were those who drank high quantities of fizzy
or syrup based (fruit
from gourd family) drinks. The group who said that they drank
such products twice a day or more ran a 90% higher risk than those who
never drank them.
People who added sugar to food or drinks (e.g.
coffee) at least five times a day ran a 70% greater risk than those who
did not.
People who ate creamed fruit (a product resembling
runny jam) at least once a day also ran a higher risk – they developed
the disease 50% more often than those who never ate creamed fruit.
"Despite the fact that the chances of developing
pancreatic cancer are relatively small, it's important to learn more
about the risk factors behind the disease," says Susanna Larsson, one of
the researchers involved in the study.
"It is perhaps the most serious form of cancer,
with very poor prognoses for its victims. Since it's difficult to treat
and is often discovered too late, it's particularly important that we
learn to prevent it," she says.
Editor's Notes
Karolinska Institutet is one of the leading
medical universities in Europe. Through research, education and
information, Karolinska Institutet contributes to improving human
health. Each year, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards
the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. For more information, visit
ki.se
Publication: "Consumption of sugar and
sugar-sweetened foods and the risk of pancreatic cancer in a prospective
study" - Susanna C Larsson, Leif Bergkvist and Alicja Wolk
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2006
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