Eat less carbohydrates and proteins to reduce the risk of cancer

Diets low in carbohydrates and high in protein can reduce the risk of cancer and slow the growth of tumors.

The above information is the conclusion of American scientists published in the " Cancer Research " publication of the American Cancer Research Association on 14/6.

In one study, scientists implanted human or mouse tumor cells on a variety of mice and divided them into two groups with two different diets. The first group uses a typical Western diet, including 55% carbohydrate, 23% protein and 22% fat. The second group has a higher protein diet, including 15% carbohydrate, 58% protein and 26% fat. After a while, scientists found that tumor cells grew more slowly in the second group of mice.

Eat less protein rich foods to reduce cancer risk (Artwork: hoalian.com )

Similarly, mice with genetic breast cancer are divided into two groups. As a result, almost half of the mice belonging to the first group developed the disease in the first year; while no other mice in the second group were.

Surprisingly, only one mouse in the first group achieved the average life expectancy of mice (about 2 years) and 70% of them died of cancer. However, in the second group of mice, only 30% developed cancer and more than half of them achieved, even surpassing the normal lifespan of mice.

To test the effectiveness of mTOR inhibitors (which inhibit cell growth) and COX-2 inhibitors (which reduce tumor growth), scientists also discovered Currently these two substances increase the effectiveness of cancer prevention and tumor growth in the second group of mice.

Explaining this biological mechanism, scientists say tumor cells are not like normal cells, they need large amounts of glucose to grow.

Therefore, limiting the amount of sugar added to the body can significantly reduce blood glucose and insulin - a hormone that promotes tumor growth.