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High sucrose diets promote intestinal epithelial cell proliferation and tumorigenesis in APC(Min) mice by increasing insulin and IGF-I levels.
Nutrition and cancer - 1 Jan 2009
Wang Bing, Bobe Gerd, LaPres John J, Bourquin Leslie D
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies report that high sucrose consumption is associated with increased risk of colon cancer. One hypothesis is that this association is mediated by elevated circulatory insulin and IGF levels promoting intestinal proliferation. To test this hypothesis, APC(Min) mice and their wild type littermates were fed, starting at 4 wk of age, sucrose or cornstarch as the sole carbohydrate source in the...
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