The beneficial effects of calorie restriction and
fasting on cancer risk and progression are well established.
Not exact matches
«Increasing the duration of overnight
fasting could be a novel strategy to reduce the
risk of developing breast
cancer,» said Catherine Marinac, UC San Diego doctoral candidate and first author
on the paper.
And while I'll admit that I've never gotten much of a sunburn
on skin covered by my clothing, I know these rays can do a lot of other damage, like causing your skin to age
faster and raising your
risk of skin
cancer.
Studying a group of women whose family history put them at high
risk of developing breast
cancer, she put half of them
on a diet that cut calories by about 25 percent and half
on a 5:2
fast.
Additionally, calorie restriction can reduce
cancer risk and increase life span in rodent models
on alternate - day
fasting diets.
Fasting has been shown to have several beneficial effects
on metabolism that may lead to reduced
risk of
cancer.
Finally, this comprehensive analysis of many studies
on fasting and disease has concluded that
fasting appears to not only reduce the
risk of
cancer, but also cardiovascular disease.