Refined Carbohydartes May Be The Cause Of Esophageal Cancer

Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the U.S. have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that these rates in the U.S.
closely mirrored trends of increased carbohydrate intake and obesity from 1973-2001.

The study illustrates what may be a public heath concern as the composition of U.S. diets changes and total carbohydrate and refined carbohydrate intakes increase. Obesity is a risk factor for many cancerous types, and a diet that includes a high percentage of acid forming refined carbohydrates is a common contributor to obesity. Carbohydrates were also unique in that no other studied nutrients were found to correlate with esophageal cancer rates.

"The causes of esophageal cancer are the result of acidic lifestyle and dietary choices which includes the ingestion of animal protein, refined and complex carbohydrates," states Dr.Robert O. Young, a research scientist at the pH Miracle Living Center, in San Diego, California.

Despite recent advances in treatment, esophageal cancer has a poor prognosis. The five-year rate of survival for esophageal cancer remains below 20 percent and is the eighth-leading cause of cancer related death in American men.

"If we can reverse the trends in refined carbohydrate intake and obesity in the U.S., we may be able to reduce the incidence of esophageal cancer," says Dr. Li Li, senior author of the study.

Dr. Young further suggests that, "an alkaline lifestyle and diet will eliminate obesity in America as well as ALL cancerous conditions, including esophageal cancer." He suggests that, "obesity is the body in preservation mode protecting the organs that sustain life by adsorbing and then absorbing dietary and metabolic acids or the body's own urine that is not being properly eliminated through urination."