Sugar is the new tobacco, at least in the media. Here's another example. A new study finds that people eating a diet with a high glycemic index - carbs that rapidly elevate blood sugar - have an elevated risk of lung cancer.
Obviously this is only based on statistics and can't prove that bad carbs cause lung cancer. But if bad carbs can cause obesity and diabetes, why not cancer too?
Daily Mail: Are Carbs the New Cigarettes? White Bread, Bagels and Rice 'Increase the Risk of Lung Cancer by 49%', Experts Warn Science Daily: Dietary glycemic index linked to lung cancer risk in select populations Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention: Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load, and Lung Cancer Risk in Non-Hispanic Whites