> Fructose does not directly fuel tumors. The authors note that the cancer cells themselves were unable to use fructose readily as a nutrient because they did not express ketohexokinase-C (KHK-C). However, the liver converts fructose into usable nutrients for cancer cells. Primary hepatocytes did express KHK-C, they write, “resulting in fructolysis and the excretion of a variety of lipid species, including lysophosphatidylcholines (LPCs).”
> “The idea that you can tackle cancer with diet is intriguing,” said Patti. “When we think about tumors, we tend to focus on what dietary components they consume directly. You put something in your body, and then you imagine that the tumor takes it up. But humans are complex. What you put in your body can be consumed by healthy tissue and then converted into something else that tumors use.”
You cannot stop cancer with diet alone. I've argued with others on HN about this, then they find "research" that claims such a thing, but most those papers even state in the summary that "there's no hard evidence" of any such feat.
The other notable analysis I refer back to is from Derek Lowe on curcumin:
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You cannot stop cancer with diet alone. I've argued with others on HN about this, then they find "research" that claims such a thing, but most those papers even state in the summary that "there's no hard evidence" of any such feat.
The other notable analysis I refer back to is from Derek Lowe on curcumin:
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/curcumin-will-wast...