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Breast cancer myth
It continues to bother me that some well intentioned people perpetuate the myth that 50% of breast cancer could be avoided just by exercising. This notion makes my blood boil!
I was briefly troubled by the sugar thing too @Marakesh. We can go in crazy circles over this stuff, looking for 'reasons'. The thing about sugar is that every cell in your body is fed by sugars. And whatever you put in your body will eventually be broken down into a simple sugar that your cells will use. If you don't eat processed sugar your body will breakdown other fuels, carbohydrates, protein, body fat etc. Obesity is a risk factor for BC and several other cancers, so reducing sugar intake to reduce the risk of cancer is a good thing to do. But gosh, there are plenty of very overweight people out there who never get cancer. It's risk reduction, not prevention. If only we could be more definitive about these things. Sigh. All the best, K xox