High carbohydrate diets increase pancreatic cancer rates

This study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 Sep 4;94(17):1293-300

Study title and authors:

Dietary sugar, glycemic load, and pancreatic cancer risk in a prospective study.

Michaud DS, Liu S, Giovannucci E, Willett WC, Colditz GA, Fuchs CS.

Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. michaudd@mail.nih.gov

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12208894

The study investigated whether diets high in foods that increase after meal glucose levels are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. The dietary habits of 88,802 women were analysed over an 18 year period.

The study found:
(a) The women who ate the most carbohydrates had a 30% increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the women who ate the least.
(b) The women who ate foods with the highest glycemic load values had a 53% increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the women who ate foods with the lowest glycemic load values.
(c)  The women who ate the most fructose (fruit sugar)  had a 57% increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to the women who ate the least.

The study shows that women who eat a high carbohydrate diet, especially one with foods with high glycemic load values, have increased rates of pancreatic cancer.

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Diets high in red meat and saturated fat decrease the incidence of pancreatic cancer

This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 2003 Jun 15;157(12):1115-25

Study title and authors:

Dietary meat, dairy products, fat, and cholesterol and pancreatic cancer risk in a prospective study.

Michaud DS, Giovannucci E, Willett WC, Colditz GA, Fuchs CS.

Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA. michaudd@mail.nih.gov

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12796048

This study, of 4 years, examined the relationship of diet and the risk of pancreatic cancer in 88,802 women.

The study found:

(a) Women who ate the most saturated fat had a 5% decreased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to women who ate the least saturated fat.

(b) Women who ate the most butter had an 11% decreased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to women who ate the least butter.

(c) Women who ate the most meat had a 6% decreased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to women who ate the least meat.

(d) Women who ate the most red meat had a 13% decreased risk of pancreatic cancer compared to women who ate the least red meat.

This results of the study show that red meat and saturated fat offer protection from pancreatic cancer.

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Margarine increases prostate cancer by 30%

This study was published in Cancer Causes and Control 2004 Feb;15(1):11-20

Study title and authors:

Foods, nutrients and prostate cancer.

Hodge AM, English DR, McCredie MR, Severi G, Boyle P, Hopper JL, Giles GG.

Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14970730

This study compared the risk of prostate cancer with margarine consumption in 858 men aged under 70 with prostate cancer and 905 men free from cancer.

The study found that higher margarine consumption was associated with an increase of 30% in prostate cancer.

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Statins increase aggression in women

This study was published in the Journal of Womens Health 2008 Mar;17(2):187-94

Study title and authors:

Lipid-lowering medication use and aggression scores in women: a report from the NHLBI-sponsored WISE study.

Olson MB, Kelsey SF, Matthews KA, Bairey Merz CN, Eteiba W, McGorray SP, Cornell CE, Vido DA, Muldoon MF.

Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321170

The aim of this study was to examine the association between the use of cholesterol lowering medication and aggression. The study measured aggression levels in 498 women who had suspected heart disease.

The study revealed that women on cholesterol lowering medication (88% were on statins) had higher aggression levels than those not on medication.

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High margarine consumption is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer

This study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology 1986 Dec;124(6):894-902

Study title and authors:

Diet and pancreatic cancer: a case-control study.

Norell SE, Ahlbom A, Erwald R, Jacobson G, Lindberg-Navier I, Olin R, Törnberg B, Wiechel KL.

Department of Epidemiology, The National Institute of Environmental Medicine Box 60208, S-104 01 Stockholm, Sweden

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3776972

The study examined the association of pancreatic cancer with margarine and butter. The trial contained 99 people with pancreatic cancer and 301 people from the general population who were cancer free.

The study found:
(a) For every 15 grams of margarine on a slice of bread the risk of pancreatic cancer increased 10 fold.
(b) For every 15 grams of butter on a slice of bread there was no increased risk of pancreatic cancer.

The study reveals that a high consumption of margarine is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.

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Statins increase the risk of diabetes by 48%

This study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine 2012 Jan 10

Study title and authors:

Statin Use and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Postmenopausal Women in the Women's Health Initiative.

Culver AL, Ockene IS, Balasubramanian R, Olendzki BC, Sepavich DM, Wactawski-Wende J, Manson JE

Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester;

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22231607

This study investigated whether the incidence of diabetes is associated with statin use among postmenopausal women. The trial included 161,808 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 79 who were followed for 3 years which amounted to 1,004,466 person years of follow up.

The study found that statin use was associated with a 48% increase in diabetes.

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Pork reduces pancreatic cancer risk by 75%

This study was published in the International Journal of Cancer 2002 Mar 20;98(3):480-2

Study title and authors:

Lifestyle factors and pancreatic cancer risk: a cohort study from the Swedish Twin Registry.

Isaksson B, Jonsson F, Pedersen NL, Larsson J, Feychting M, Permert J.

This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11920604

This study of 12,204 female and 9,680 male twins examined the effect of pork consumption on the incidence of pancreatic cancer.

The study found that those who consumed the most pork had a 75% reduced risk of pancreatic cancer.

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