Hidratos de carbono, metabolismo de la glucosa y cáncer

Many epidemiological studies have linked a high intake of animal products with the genesis of cancer. However, when collecting and analyzing data, these studies do not take into account the possible effects of dietary carbohydrates and glucose metabolism abnormalities, which are important confounding variables that could be important diases. Factors related to carbohydrates and glucose metabolism, such as the energetic contribution of carbohydrates, the glycemic index and glycemic load, fasting glycemia and insulinemia, as well as glucose and insulin levels after oral glucose load, are associated with the risk of developing many types of cancer. Therefore, these factors should be kept in mind when collecting and interpreting epidemiologic information.