"Consume too much sugar too often and your capacity to think, plan and remember will be dulled."

I have checked out this article "This Is Your Brain On Sugar: A Neuroscientist Explains", which I find useful as a reference and reminder. Yes, it is good to monitor and moderate intake of food that contains sugar in its various forms, in order to prevent general cognitive decline, and I will continue to do so. I also noted from the article that "exercise is one of the best ways to regulate" my blood sugar levels and prevent diabetes, and keep my "brain sharp, engaged and well".

Ways to Reduce the Risks of Cancer

It's simple: what we do today determines our risk for disease tomorrow.

With this thought in mind, we can strive to apply the following guidelines to our daily choices to reduce risk of most chronic, degenerative conditions, including almost all types of cancer:

1. Limit intake of refined sugar.
   
2. Limit intake of unhealthy oils that are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids.
   
3. Limit exposure to ionizing radiation and electromagnetic fields.
   
4. Avoid use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement drugs whenever possible.
   
5. Minimize exposure to exogenous toxins like pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, dioxins, asbestos, volatile organic compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
   
6. Minimize or completely avoid use of recreational drugs.
   
7. Optimize vitamin D status.
   
8. Work at getting regular aerobic exercise and restful sleep.
   
9. Strive to be emotionally balanced i.e. avoid living in a fight/flight state where sympathetic nervous system output dominates parasympathetic (rest/digest) tone.
   

Source:
"How Fast Does Cancer Grow?" by Dr Ben Kim