Sugar causes more BC (in mice)

It would have been nice if the study said what kind of breast cancer the mice had.

I agree, Marijen, it would have been good to hear more specifics about table sugar and corn sweetener. This "rumor" has been going on for years about not eating refined sugar, but my doctor said it had not been proven, to just concentrate on a healthy overall diet, weight and exercise. This new information came from MD Anderson so I consider it to be credible. A doctor on television yesterday said not to worry about natural sugars in fruit and vegetables because the body handles that differently. However, when that natural sugar is taken out and put in other foods as a sweetener it is no longer "natural". Am sure as the weeks go by we'll be hearing more. In the meantime, watch labels on canned goods for added sugar/corn syrup, stop drinking soft drinks, and tiny portions if celebrating with cakes, etc. A big adjustment, but worth the sacrifice it if it's true.

I have always been a sugar addict from childhood, so much so that my parents would tell me that one day I would be a diabetic. Well, that hasn't happened (yet), but despite being of average weight and not having hardly any precursors, I did get BC. After reading this article and several BC health books, I have to wonder if sugar (and processed foods, etc.) haven't played a part in my diagnosis. Even if this isn't an issue, common sense tells us that eating sensibly and healthy is just plain smart. Yet, I struggle daily with high sugar cravings (my youngest daughter does as well, so I worry about her future). I have read that a good probiotic such as PRO-15 is supposed to help with these cravings and even though it is a little bit costly, I may give it a try. I wish I liked fruits more than I do, but unfortunately a chocolate covered donut is so much more appealing than an apple to me!

Love how I'm now seeing headlines that "Sugar causes breast cancer!!!!!"

I lost control with three surgeries in two months, for over a year I really cut out sugar and have to get back to that because sugar causes inflammation and I believe cancer and other problems are drawn to the weak parts of the body where inflammation has taken a toll. Sugar also makes fat which produces more estrogen.