A high dietary glycemic load may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in women, says a Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital study in the Feb. 4 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Glycemic load is a measure of how quickly the body turns carbohydrates in foods into sugars (glycemic index) in relation to the amount of carbohydrates per serving of a particular food. White breads, white rice and some pastas are examples of foods with high glycemic load.
