{"id":816,"date":"2024-12-13T02:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drshintani.com\/wordpress\/?p=816"},"modified":"2025-01-15T00:51:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:51:23","slug":"does-sugar-cause-cancer-the-short-answer-is-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drshintani.com\/wordpress\/2024\/12\/13\/does-sugar-cause-cancer-the-short-answer-is-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Does sugar cause cancer? The short answer is No"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Does sugar cause cancer? The short answer is No. But there are three ways in which processed sugar increases the risk of cancer. ##drshintani<\/a> ##processedsugar<\/a> ##sugarandcancer<\/a> ##Insulin<\/a> ##Highfiberdiet<\/a> ##cancerprevention<\/a> ##preventcancer<\/a> ##fightcancer<\/a> ##flightcancertogether<\/a> ##Beatcancer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short answer to this question is No. Sugar doesn\u2019t cause cancer. However there are three ways processed sugar increases the risk of cancer. First Processed sugar tends to contribute to obesity, and obesity does increase the risk of cancer. No. 2, cancer cells require much more sugar to produce energy than normal cells because they are mostly anaerobic as a result of the Warburg effect. And third, processed sugar raises insulin levels, which can promote cancer growth. But don’t automatically go about replacing processed sugar with protein because protein also raises insulin levels, and high protein diets, especially animal protein, are also associated with a higher risk of cancer. So to reduce your risk of cancer, replace sugar with healthier high fiber unprocessed whole plant based foods which tend to be full of anti-cancer nutrients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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