Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLinkage between sugar and cancer found
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
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1550 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (6)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Linkage between sugar and cancer found (Original Post)
packman
Oct 2017
OP
I have been reading about this for years. People look at me sideways if I say it so thanks for
lunasun
Oct 2017
#2
BannonsLiver
(16,370 posts)1. Tune in next week when it's discovered sugar kills cancer cells.
ret5hd
(20,491 posts)4. Well, I heard scotch will fix you right up, BannonsLiver.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)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
(14,400 posts)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
(67,403 posts)5. link between breathing air and cancer found. 100% of all cancer victims breathe air nt
safeinOhio
(32,674 posts)6. Go to YouTube and watch BBC
Documentary
Eat, Fast and Live.
How to control glucose growth hormone.
Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)7. Yeah, science is bullshit, eat what you want.