'Like other tumors, gliomas have been thought to rely upon glycolysis for energy production, yet recent results from human NMR spectroscopy studies suggest that glucose contributes to <50% of acetyl-CoA production in gliomas. While the metabolic substrates preferred by these tumors have not been identified, other cancers have been shown to utilize alternative fuels for energy production and synthesis of raw materials. Fatty acid chains can be used to produce energy within a growing tumor; prostate and breast cancer cells in particular have been specifically shown to employ fatty acid oxidation as a metabolic strategy.'
From the Neuro-oncology paper 'Fatty acid oxidation is required for the respiration and proliferation of malignant glioma cells' (a common brain cancer): neuro-oncology.oxfordjourna...
Gizmag reporting on above: gizmag.com/glioma-tumors-fa...
And we all know that 'sugar feeds cancer' is a myth right? 'Our body doesn’t pick and choose which cells get what fuel. It converts pretty much all the carbs we eat to glucose, fructose and other simple sugars, and they get taken up by tissues when they need energy.': scienceblog.cancerresearchu...
Most of us likely eat too much sugar, so reducing our sugar consumption will likely improve our health - but don't expect to slow down your CLL progression or cure your CLL by doing so...
healthunlocked.com/cllsuppo...
Neil
Photo: Honeyeaters like this white plumed honeyeater, certainly do well on the sugars they find in flower nectar!
Morphing B-cell leukemia cells into healthy machrophages
Mushrooms and CLL
