Lowering Insulin Slows Cancer Growth

April 3 2012 19:59 in Cancer, Insulin

A small study again shows the intriguing possibility that lowering insulin slows cancer growth. This time it was done by the common diabetes drug Metformin, but carb restriction might be at least as effective:

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    David Evans
    April 5 2012 6:24
    Here's a paper from Dr. Rainer J Klement from the University Hospital of Wurzburg who reviewed the evidence of 162 scientific papers regarding the subject of carbohydrate restriction and cancer.

    Dr Klement says high carbohydrate diets cause a rise in insulin levels which promote cancer growth.

    http://healthydietsandscience.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/reducing-carbohy...

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