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To: TribalPrincess2U

i heard that sugar feeds cancer


18 posted on 07/08/2013 7:02:33 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL

I’m not sure I agree with that. Cancers are cells that grow at abnormal rates; because of their growth rate, they use more glucose, which ALL cells do to grow. Using technologies like PET, we can see this more rapid uptake of glucose. This doesn’t mean that “sugars cause cancer.”


22 posted on 07/08/2013 7:23:50 PM PDT by Lou L (Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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