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Obesity is directly linked to cancer, and a diet high in sugar increases the likelihood of weight gain (possibly to the point of obesity). Researchers in America say that excess fat can act as a continuous ‘hormone pump’, leading to changes in the body that create favourable conditions for cancer to begin.

Other studies, however, make a more direct link between sugar consumption and cancer. One US study of more than 38,000 women, reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggested a link between a diet high in sugar and colorectal cancer. The risk was almost three times higher in women with the highest dietary glycaemic load (in other words, those who ate more foods with a higher glycaemic index, see Chapter 3).

Another study, this time at the University of Minnesota, indicated that women with a higher dietary glycaemic load may be at greater risk of developing cancer of the womb. American author Dr Patrick Quillin says that eating foods that keep blood-sugar levels balanced is vital for cancer patients and advisable for those who don’t have cancer. In his book Beating Cancer with Nutrition he says, ‘Elevating blood glucose in a cancer patient is like throwing gasoline on a smouldering fire.’