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Suffering From Cancer? Then Here Is Why You Need To Strictly Avoid Sugar
Know the reasons why sugar is bad for cancer patients. Check here for details.
Consuming too much of sugar is bad for health not just for diabetics but for everyone. But have you ever thought that sugar can affect cancer cells too?
Yes, it does. Scientists have found that sugar 'awakens' cancer cells and makes tumours more aggressive, according to a nine-year long research that is being hailed as a crucial breakthrough in cancer research.
The research project conducted by Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon in which cancer cells rapidly break down sugars, stimulates tumour growth.
The discovery provides evidence for a positive correlation between sugar and cancer, which may have far- reaching impacts on tailor-made diets for cancer patients.
The project's focus was the Warburg effect, or the observation that tumours convert significantly higher amounts of sugar into lactate compared to healthy tissues. As one of the most prominent features of cancer cells, this phenomenon has been extensively studied and even used to detect brain tumours, among other applications.
But so far, it has been unclear whether the effect is merely a symptom of cancer, or a cause. While earlier research into cancer cell metabolism focused on mapping out metabolic peculiarities, this study clarifies the link between metabolic deviation and oncogenic potency in cancerous cells.
"Our research reveals how the hyperactive sugar consumption of cancerous cells leads to a vicious cycle of continued stimulation of cancer development and growth," said Johan Thevelein from VIB-KU Leuven.
"Thus, it is able to explain the correlation between the strength of the Warburg effect and tumour aggressiveness. This link between sugar and cancer has sweeping consequences," said Thevelein. "Our results provide a foundation for future research in this domain, which can now be performed with a much more precise and relevant focus," he said.
Yeast cell research was essential to the discovery, as these cells contain the same 'Ras' proteins commonly found in tumour cells, which can cause cancer in mutated form. Using yeast as a model organism, researchers examined the connection between Ras activity and the highly active sugar metabolism in yeast.
"The main advantage of using yeast was that our research was not affected by the additional regulatory mechanisms of mammalian cells, which conceal crucial underlying processes," said Thevelein. "We were thus able to target this process in yeast cells and confirm its presence in mammalian cells," he said.
The study was recently published in the journal Nature Communications.
Also learn about other major side-effects of sugar here. Take a look.
1.
Causes
Diabetes:
Sugar
consumption
have
always
been
linked
to
diabetes.
When
the
glucose
level
in
the
body
increases
due
to
excess
consumption
of
sugar,
it
gives
rise
to
insulin
resistance.
In
the
long
run
this
can
give
rise
to
other
serious
health
issues
like
obesity
and
heart
problem
as
well.
2.
Affects
The
Liver:
Sugar
contains
fructose,
so
when
you
eat
excess
of
sugar
it
turns
the
fructose
into
fat
and
thus
leads
to
the
formation
of
fatty
liver.
This
in
turn
affects
the
liver
and
gives
rise
to
several
health
issues.
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