Sunday, February 27, 2005

Blood Sugar Levels Linked to Cancer Rates

In large Korean study, higher levels meant higher incidence of disease

If Americans don't do something about their growing waistlines, cancer may soon join diabetes and heart disease as illnesses on the rise because of this country's obesity epidemic. A study in the Jan. 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that higher fasting blood glucose levels were associated with an increase in cancer incidence and cancer deaths.

>Full Story: HealthDay

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