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Cutting Down Calories Could Cut Cancer Risk in Half

  • March 11, 2004

Results of a new Harvard study of women who suffered from anorexia indicate that caloric restriction at an early age protects against breast cancer. The researchers noted that breast cancer cases were reduced by half compared with what would be expected in the general Swedish population of women. We have known for decades that restricting caloric intake in animals is one of the most effective ways to reduce cancer risk; however, it's been unclear whether the same is true in humans. This new...