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Turns out eating a South Beach-like diet -- low in carbs, high in protein -- could have effects beyond whittling the waistline. It could also reduce cancer risk and slow growth of tumors, according to a new study in mice.
Researchers from the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre found that mice that ate a South Beach-like diet composed of 15 percent carbohydrates, 58 percent protein and 26 percent fat had slower tumor cell growth than mice that ate a typical Western diet of 55 percent carbohydrates, 23 percent protein and 22 percent fat.
Even though the study was in mice, researchers said the biological findings are strong enough to be applied to humans.
"This shows that something as simple as a change in diet can have an impact on cancer risk," study researcher Gerald Krystal, Ph.D., a scientist at the British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, said in a statement.
The study was published today (June 14) in the journal Cancer Research.
Researchers also tried putting mice that were predisposed to breast cancer on the two diets. During their first year of life, nearly half the mice put on the Western diet went on to develop breast cancer, while none of the mice on the low-carb, high-protein diet developed breast cancer during this time period, according to the study.
15 hours ago (12:41 PM)
First, butter is bad for you, then, no butter is good. Meat is bad, then meat is good. Only eat carbs. But no, carbs are bad. Artificial sweeteners; God’s gift to man. Then no, artificial sweeteners are terrible for you.
The lesson is-
STOP listening to "the experts". Eat fresh, natural food. Listen to you body.
No-one lives forever, but you can live a nice healthy life if you do all things in moderation.
14 hours ago (1:34 PM)
In my opinion, there is a healthy body is the most important
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13 hours ago (2:26 PM)
While the research here seems most credible, I should not put it next to a box of cornflakes, cornflakes being higher in Glycemic Index than table sugar. That’ts right, you might as well ladle sugar out of the bowl and eat it –
13 hours ago (2:51 PM)
I’m trying a new diet I found at this site – http://www.suesueandsue.com 3 Friends named Sue – good advice!
11 hours ago (4:59 PM)
I’m sorry, exactly what does this comment have to do with low-carb diets and cancer??
13 hours ago (3:01 PM)
Get ready for a lot more semi-approving articles about Romney from the like of HP and other left wing media sources, while the attack dogs are unleashed on Bachmann, Pawlenty, and the other more Conservative candidates.
Romney is the go along, get along RINO that HP would most like to have if Obama is defeated, one that would still be willing to shove health care down our throats.
Hey, HP, are you going to censor this post too? Guess I can’t say anything negative about you guys without you cutting my words. Hey, they did that in Germany in the 1930′s too!
12 hours ago (3:14 PM)
The information is from the nurse’s health study about plant based or animal based low carbohydrate eating. I doubt they were following a true low carbohydrate plan of any kind.
11 hours ago (5:01 PM)
Thank you for this info!
11 hours ago (5:07 PM)
I eat everything I want to eat in moderation. I do try to concentrate on lots of great veggies and fruits. I also take only whole food vitamins and none that are chemically created. The beef or other meats, when I do eat them, are all totally pasture fed and raised animals. No grains or any other supplements. I think our foods were better and healthier before the advent of over processing foods and then adding back partial vitamins and minerals to make it seem healthy. If you have to add back what was once in the food, then obviously you are dong something severely wrong. I like foods free of the junk our modern society has accustomed us to. All that crap is lending to our unhealthy state of living and people dying before their time.
10 hours ago (6:01 PM)
Which is why oncologists recommend HFCS based Ensure to their wasting patients. I could never figure it out.
9 hours ago (6:13 PM)
How much did Special K pay for the product plug/
9 hours ago (6:57 PM)
Think the mice will go for Special K in the traps?
0 minute ago (3:38 AM)
…Confused? Never mind, wait for next episode (research).
http://www.lifestyle-after50.com/nutrition.html