Women should not eat a lot of white bread

Women who eat a lot of white bread, white rice, pizzas and high-carbohydrate-rich foods will double the risk of heart disease compared to women who eat less of these foods.

Men who eat a lot of high-sugar (GI) foods do not have the same risk, probably because the body 'operates' the carbohydrate in another way.

Only high-GI carbohydrates raise the risk of heart attack. Low-GI carbohydrate foods - like fruits - are not associated with an increased risk of heart disease.

Lead researcher Sabina Sieri, Italy's National Cancer Research Institute, said: The 1-100 GI index reflects how blood sugar affects the body and white bread has a GI of 100. Foods below the 55 threshold are considered to have a low GI and cause minor fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin levels, foods with a GI value above 70 are classified as high GI and tend to blood sugar.

In his study, Sieri and colleagues analyzed data from a large study of nutrition and cancer risk. Researchers surveyed 48,000 adult Italians on their diets, paying attention to the amount and type of starch-sugar foods they usually eat (people with diabetes or high blood sugar levels). , abnormal insulin does not participate in this study).

In 8 years of study, 463 people (of these 65% were men) had heart problems (including myocardial infarction) and had surgery, emergency or death due to problems. related to the heart. Women who ate the most carbohydrate foods were twice as likely to develop heart disease as women who ate the least carbohydrate food.

When the researchers divided starch-sugar food into two groups with high and low GI, the difference was clearer. Women who eat a lot of high GI foods are 2.25 times more likely to develop heart disease than women who eat the least. To isolate the effects of cardiovascular powder, researchers have chosen people with the same weight, physical activity, saturated fat intake, smoking habits, and a number of other factors.

Previous studies have shown a similar association between the GI index and the risk of heart disease and a difference between men and women.

Limiting the consumption of high GI foods has many benefits. It is easier to control appetite, better control weight, maintain energy and emotions, reduce the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer.