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Do carbs, protein and fats all impact cancer risks or not?

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  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Just from the news today we know cancer is not the only cause of death. I do realize at the age of 65 that death can come at any time from any cause. My diet change in 2014 was just hoping for joint and muscle pain relief by diet vs. Rx meds. After it was successful in just 30 days I became a student of the subject. Death will come but now I am trying to make sure that is not premature from what I eat.

    Sorry about the loss of your mother as well.
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    I find it highly unlikely carbs cause cancer. Cancer is living cells and it's no surprise that they would take nutrients from carbs like other cells do. I wouldn't spend a lot of time honestly worrying about this. If you have cancer and wanted to try and limit growth you know maybe. My father is dealing with liver cancer and chemo comes in and attacks both good cells and cancer cells. The last thing you want to do is starve your body of what it needs even if the cancer cells may live off it too. Just my two cents.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    Carbs do not cause cancer. Carbs can increase the risk of cancer were fats do not per Dr. Thompson.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Hanging all your health and diet information on one doctor is folly.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,159 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Hanging all your health and diet information on one doctor is folly.

    Self treatment can be folly but I trust myself but I do not do major surgery on myself. :)
  • Tweaking_Time
    Tweaking_Time Posts: 733 Member
    I have conclusive evidence that breathing air causes cancer and other serious illnesses. Everyone who has cancer or another serious illness is breathing...see the correlation. I know this to be true because I am an engineer and know statistics backwards and forwards. :#

    In the words of Mark Twain
    There are lies, damned lies, and statistics...

  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    Threads like these show that a brain starved of glucose is a terrible thing geez
  • Pinkylee77
    Pinkylee77 Posts: 432 Member
    CasperNaegle wrote: »
    I find it highly unlikely carbs cause cancer. Cancer is living cells and it's no surprise that they would take nutrients from carbs like other cells do. I wouldn't spend a lot of time honestly worrying about this. If you have cancer and wanted to try and limit growth you know maybe. My father is dealing with liver cancer and chemo comes in and attacks both good cells and cancer cells. The last thing you want to do is starve your body of what it needs even if the cancer cells may live off it too. Just my two cents.

    Sorry for your dads cancer. It is a tough diagnosis but we have some great treatments. Good luck to your dad.
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