High carbohydrate diets lead to a significant increase in colon cancer

This study was published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2002 Feb;11(2):187-93

Study title and authors:
Carbohydrates and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in North America.

Borugian MJ, Sheps SB, Whittemore AS, Wu AH, Potter JD, Gallagher RP.
Cancer Control Research, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6 Canada. mborugia@bccancer.bc.ca

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11867506

This study investigated the association between carbohydrate consumption and colon cancer. The study contained 473 people with colon cancer and 1,192 men and women without colon cancer.

The study found:
(a) Men who consumed the most carbohydrates had a 70% increased risk of colon cancer compared to men who consumed the least.
(b) Women who consumed the most carbohydrates had a 170% increased risk of colon cancer compared to women who consumed the least.

This study reveals that a high carbohydrate diet leads to a significant increase in colon cancer.