Researchers from the University of Catania (Italy), part of a scientific team, found that a low-carb diet can be effective in the fight against breast cancer. The results of the study were as follows: published In the nutrition magazine.
The keto diet is a diet with a predominance of fats in the diet and an almost complete absence of carbohydrates. This type of diet was recommended for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and epilepsy in the 20s of the twentieth century.
It is stated that the risk of breast cancer (BC) increases, especially with the consumption of highly processed products of animal origin. Red meat, fatty foods, and carbohydrates increase the likelihood of breast cancer by increasing circulating levels of estrogen, inflammatory cytokines (signaling molecules that promote inflammation in tissues), and insulin-like growth factor (a protein similar in structure and function to insulin). .
Scientists tried to find out whether the keto diet could benefit breast cancer patients. To do this, they analyzed previous studies on the role of low-carb diets in cancer treatment.
It turns out that the keto diet can prevent tumor cells from multiplying by changing their metabolism. Additionally, reducing carbohydrates in the diet lowers blood sugar levels, which prevents signals from being transmitted to insulin-like growth receptors. This slows the growth of tumors. Additionally, a low-carb diet protects healthy cells from the damage of radiation and chemotherapy.
The study authors added that such a diet could be an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of breast cancer.
Russian scientists before developed A new method to predict survival in lung cancer.