Linkage between sugar and cancer found

[packman]

Most non-cancerous cells in the body get their energy by aerobic respiration, a process that involves breaking down digested food into usable, energy-rich molecules through a series of chemical processes that requires oxygen, then releasing carbon dioxide as a byproduct. But not cancer cells. Even when ample oxygen is available to break down glucose and use it as fuel, cancer cells would rather get energy from fermenting sugar, which has a lower energy yield than the normal chemical reactions cells use. This phenomenon is called the 'Warburg effect'

Their findings suggest that the most common cancer-causing genes, called Ras proteins, fuel aggressive tumors with their sugar intake. In short, sugar “awakens” existing cancer cells, making them multiply and expand rapidly, according to these scientists.


“ The hyperactive sugar consumption of cancerous cells leads to a vicious cycle of continued stimulation of cancer development and growth” lead study author and Belgian molecular biologist Johan Thevelein, a professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, wrote in a press release.

http://www.businessinsider.com/cancer-sugar-tumor-growth-warburg-effect-2017-10

[BannonsLiver]

1. Tune in next week when it's discovered sugar kills cancer cells.

[ret5hd]

4. Well, I heard scotch will fix you right up, BannonsLiver.

[lunasun]

2. I have been reading about this for years. People look at me sideways if I say it so thanks for

a link with research info.

[sharp_stick]

3. Such a sensationalistic article

Publications are always doing this when an interesting paper is published.

Also to keep the actual work in context.

"Victoria Stevens, a cancer researcher with the American Cancer Society who was not involved in the study, said this research is great, but it comments only on "about one product made during the breakdown of glucose to produce energy." In other words, it's a small step in a long process.

"They are providing a potential way (the Warburg effect) could be a cause of cancer, but they are a long way away from saying this could actually happen," Stevens said."

[msongs]

5. link between breathing air and cancer found. 100% of all cancer victims breathe air nt

[safeinOhio]

6. Go to YouTube and watch BBC

Documentary

Eat, Fast and Live.

How to control glucose growth hormone.

[Greybnk48]

7. Yeah, science is bullshit, eat what you want.