Diet : Cut the Carbs and Decrease Your Cancer Risk

Until recently, most studies of low-carb diets have examined the effects on heart disease
and cholesterol levels. But a new joint report from Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Salud
Publica and the Harvard Medical School shows a significant relationship between diet
and your chances of getting cancer.

Women who ate large amounts of carbohydrates were more than twice as likely to get
breast cancer as those who ate less starch and sugar, the CDC-funded report announced.
The results were published in the August 2004 issue of "Cancer Epidemiology (see
"Word to the Wise," below), Biomarkers & Prevention."