Low carb diet trumps low-cal for reducing weight, cancer risk.

The Chicago Tribune /Orlando Sentinel (12/9, Jameson) reported, "Following a low-carb diet, even for only two days a week, was better than following a calorie-restricted diet every day for losing weight and lowering insulin levels, which are both associated with lower risks of breast and other cancers," according to a study "presented Dec. 8 at the American Cancer Research Society meeting in San Antonio." Specifically, the study of 115 overweight or obese women with a family history of breast cancer "indicated that...low-carbohydrate diets, even at two days a week, beat the daily calorie-restricted Mediterranean diet for weight loss, body fat reduction and lower insulin levels." What's more, "insulin levels dropped by 18 percent in the low-carbohydrate groups, compared to only four percent in the standard low-calorie diet group."