There was an article yesterday reported by Reuters, about a possible link between obesity, refined carbs and throat cancer.  A partial quote from the article follows:

"The researchers, all associated with Case Western Reserve University and
University Hospitals of Cleveland, in Ohio, compared National Cancer Institute
data for esophageal adenocarcinoma from 1973-2001 and food consumption
information from the National Nutrient Data Bank from 1909-1997."

You can read the entire article here.

Now what’s interesting here is that the link seems to be that refined carbs are implicated in obesity.  Overweight and obese individuals tend to have acid reflux more often than those of normal weight.  The acid reflux is then contributing to the esophageal cancer.

What’s a refined carb?  The "whites" for sure — white bread, white rice, white sugar.  Also included are pasta, bagels, buns…comfort foods.

This would also loosely include other sugars — raw, honey, corn syrup.  And products made with these sugars.

This is anecdotal, but my husband has had acid reflux all the years we’ve been married.  Last October he went on a diet that has very little in the way of refined carbs and lots more fresh veggies, fresh fruits, whole grain breads, etc.

He’s lost weight and his acid reflux is virtually gone.  This from a man who has been going to doctors for years and they put him on all kinds of prescriptions.  No one told him to just cut the refined carbs.  Interesting, hmm?