Summary: Lu Cai, M.D., Ph.D. is my featured guest for today’s episode of The Carbohydrates Can Kill Podcast . Cancer is one of the few critical medical issues that we all are most concerned. We have studies devoted to finding the causes of cancer. With those studies, we blame bacteria, viruses, physical stimulation, radiation, fat, and many other factors for starting cancer. However, we have not found a direct evidence for the claims. Although we have studies that link blood glucose level to the risk of cancer, we have only a few studies that pinpoint the mutagenic effect of hyperglycemia. Dr. Cai and his colleagues successfully showed the direct cause of mutation by hyperglycemia in a short period of time. The mutated cells they have cultured have the potential to become cancer. The work by Dr. Cai and his colleague is very impressive and interesting. I am going to ask Dr. Cai about the study he and his associates have done and the theories that will help us understand why we can possibly prevent cancer by avoiding hyperglycemia with carbohydrate-restricted diet. Let’s listen to Dr. Cai’s informative interview now. Zhang Y et al. “High level glucose increases mutagenesis in human lymphoblastoid cells.” International Journal of Biological Sciences 2007 3(6):375-379
