An in-depth study performed by the Mario Negri Institute showed the possible relationships between food groups and the development of kidney cancer. Unfortunately pasta and bread made with refined flour are among the concomitant causes of this pathology. On the other hand fruit, vegetables and proteins perform a protective role. This news is bringing a lot of truth to the surface. We must eat better and teach people to stay away from junk food.

Italian version

This is one of those articles that worries the public and it's only been discussed by a few magazines in Italy.  However it's one of the most burning topics that we'll have to face in the coming years: the excess and misuse of carbohydrates in our diet.

The news comes from a reliable source (researchers at Mario Negri) and the study was published on one of the most authoritative scientific journals, the International Journal of Cancer (Bravi F et al, Int J Cancer 2006 Oct 20; [Epub ahead of print]).

This study compared around 800 patients with kidney carcinoma to another 1500 healthy people of the same age and situation. The scientists scrupulously evaluated the subjects' eating habits during the two years preceding their hospitalization.

 It seems evident that the use of vegetables (most of all) and fruit (a little less) has a protective action against tumor risk. However, the fact that refined cereals increase the risk of this disease, while meats are protective, doesn't depend at all on the virtues of meat, but rather on the excess of carbohydrates that is causing worldwide diabetic epidemics, insulin peaks and degenerative responses from the body.

By eating unrefined carbohydrates in moderation, in full respect of "placid" insulin values, and by using a properly balanced quantity of food proteins to control insulin peaks, we can defend ourselves through "intelligent" means. Hyperinsulinism and insulin resistance are the reasons why pasta and bread are linked to this disease and they lead us to the (opposite) road that we should follow in order to improve our health.

If we continue down the road of junk food and refined foods, we run the risk of creating a lethal weapon.  The instruments that can help us come back to our senses and eat well are available to us. We'll see the effects that they have on our health in no time at all.

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