Wisconsin University researchers conducted
tests on mice to determine if fasting and a caloric restrictive diet could reduce breast cancer risks. According to the
results of the study, there was almost an 80 percent reduction in breast cancer risk through the diet. For two days a
week, the daily caloric intake was reduced to 600 calories. The remainder of the days, the caloric intake was normal.
Wisconsin University researchers believe the regime, combined with eating normally the rest of the time, could provide
a breakthrough in fighting breast cancer.British researchers want to test out this theory, and are conducting six-month clinical trials to see if they come to the same conclusions. Researchers believe this type of diet may be as effective as it is because of evolution. The human body is structured to support a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, which means the body may work best if it is starved for short periods of time, a result of periodic food scarcity during the time of our ancestors.
