Ladies, you may want
to reduce your intake of calories for just two days a week as a recent study
has suggested that doing so can lower you risk of breast cancer.
The Genesis Breast
Cancer Prevention study found that following a low-calorie diet for two days
per week or a 5:2 diet can
lead to cancer-preventing changes in the breast tissue.
The study saw
overweight pre-menopausal women at high risk of breast cancer follow the 2-Day
Diet, developed by research dietitian Dr Michelle Harvie and researcher Tony
Howell, for one month. The diet features two days on a low-carb, low-calorie
diet, with the remaining five days being spent on a healthy,
Mediterranean-style diet.
Researchers took
breast biopsies on 20 women before and after the four-week trial and found that
on average, women lost around half a stone in weight, with 55 per cent of those
taking part experiencing changes in their breast cells.
The changes involved
the production of proteins that are known to make the cells more stable and
less likely to become damaged. Therefore, experts said, the risk of developing breast cancer is
reduced.
Dr Harvie noted that
further research would need to be done to confirm how the diet could prevent breast cancer,
adding "There are a number of reasons why some of the women didn't
experience changes in the breast; for example, they may have needed to spend a
longer period of time on the diet or perhaps follow a different version of The
2-Day Diet."
The study was
published in Breast Cancer Research.
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Source:
ANI
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