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Huddleston
10-23-2006, 09:38 PM
Bread and Pasta Increase Italian Kidney Cancer Risk

By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
October 20, 2006

MILAN, Italy, Oct. 20 -- Two major players in the Italian kitchen -- bread and pasta -- may increase the risk of renal cell carcinoma, according to a large case-control study here.

Remainder of the article can be read at:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/OtherCancers/dh/4335

Zonulin
10-25-2006, 12:08 PM
Great article - and interesting that the consumption of vegetables LOWERS the risk of certain cancers. Now if only they could get eggplant to taste more like sourdough bread :D

Paleo is the way to go!

Karen

jcc
10-25-2006, 12:45 PM
Interesting! Thanks for posting!

Cara

NancyM
10-25-2006, 05:14 PM
Rice is mentioned in there too. My suspicion is that it is a high carb diet...