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12/11/07
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Low-Carb Diet May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth
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TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- In mice, a low-carbohydrate diet slowed prostate tumor growth, possibly because fewer carbohydrates leads to a drop in insulin production, U.S. researchers say.
"This study showed that cutting carbohydrates may slow tumor growth, at least in mice. If this is ultimately confirmed in human clinical trials, it has huge implications for prostate cancer therapy through something that all of us can controls, our diets," lead researcher Dr. Stephen Freedland, a urologist at Duke University Medical Center, said in a prepared statement. Previous studies linked insulin and a related substance called insulin-like growth factor (IGF) with the growth of prostate tumors in mice. Freedland and his colleagues theorized that reducing levels of these substances might slow prostate tumor growth. They compared tumor growth in mice eating either a low-carbohydrate diet; a low-fat but high-carbohydrate diet; or a Western diet high in fat and carbohydrates. Mi Read the Complete Article Similar content: Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Slow Prostate Cancer Growth, in Prostate Cancer Fish Oil Might Slow Prostate Cancer, in Prostate Cancer Tomato Diet Can't Guarantee Prostate Health: Study, in Prostate Cancer Growth Factors and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, in Hypertension Potential Method of Blocking Cancer Cell Growth Identified, in Leukemia |
