Italians uncover uncanny link to cancer

Generally speaking, when the world thinks Italy, they immediately say 'bread and pasta!'

However, Italian researchers performed a study on more than 2,300 people in which they may have found a link between pasta and Kidney cancer.

Who would have thought that Italian researchers could possibly blame their beloved bread for causing cancer?

The study was conducted by Dr. Francesca Bravi in Milan at the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," which showed that a diet Consisting of high refined cereals and bread could lead to the development of kidney cancer.

However, Ed Yong of Cancer Research UK said, "We will need more evidence from much larger studies before we can say if this link is real."

Hopefully for carb loving Italians and others worldwide, this crazy link is false.

Check out these TWO articles:

High bread consumption tied to kidney cancer
SOURCE: International Journal of Cancer, online October 20, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/news/ArticleNews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-10-20T182944Z_01_ARM066534_RTRUKOC_0_US-BREAD-KIDNEY-CANCER.xml

Eating bread 'raises cancer risk'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6067908.stm