Tips for Breast Cancer, Healthy, Tips, Prevention, Fight Breast Cancer: Low Glycemic Foods

Insulin Levels

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that high insulin levels increase risk of breast cancer [3]. The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) is the largest postmenopausal study ever funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Using data from the WHI study, the researchers were able to discover that women with high insulin levels had a 50% to 140% increase in breast cancer risk. Women with “Metabolic Syndrome”, or insulin resistance syndrome, consisting of a constellation of factors including abdominal obesity, high blood glucose levels, impaired glucose tolerance, abnormal lipid levels, and high blood pressure, have nearly a 100% increase in breast cancer risk.

Junk It

The worst high-glycemic foods you can eat include desserts, candies, cakes, sweets, carbonated sodas, biscuits, puffs, ice cream, white bread, white rice, sugar (sucrose), honey, jams, marmalades, and alcohol. You don’t have to entirely eliminate delicious foods like white rice. Moderation is the key. The best low-glycemic or medium-glycemic foods you can eat, which won’t trigger massive sugar or insulin spikes, include lean protein (especially fish, beans, and eggs), reduced-fat dairy products, high-fiber cereals, fruits and veggies (including juices), nuts, brown rice, pasta, and whole grain bread. Fructose sugar is low-glycemic. Although a few fruits and veggies are moderately high glycemic, they still have great health benefits.