Study Suggests Cancer Is a Metabolic Disorder Rather Than a Genetic Disease

re: Study Suggests Cancer Is a Metabolic Disorder Rather Than a Genetic Disease

douchebag — 8/16/2018 7:54:25 PM

It has been fully five years since Dr. Seyfried et al published research supporting their contention that cancer is a metabolic disease, and contending that a ketogenic diet is a beneficial tool in the anti-cancer effort. One would suppose that researchers worldwide would have been pursuing numerous empirical studies to determine the efficacy and utility of the KD in that regard. But I can't find any such studies testing the hypotheses. Bummer.

re: Study Suggests Cancer Is a Metabolic Disorder Rather Than a Genetic Disease

Suzubick — 8/16/2018 7:09:09 AM

I’m not sure about this: that genetic mutations are a downstream effect of metabolic dysfunction. If that is the case, it does not explain why people who carry mutated genes strongly associated with particular cancers - don’t develop cancer. They already have the mutated gene. It also does not explain why people who develop cancer don’t have genetic mutations associated with those cancers. Not every woman with a BRCA1 or 2 gene gets breast cancer; not every woman who gets breast cancer has BRCA1 or 2 genes.

There are many kinds of mitochondria even within the same cell. It’s never clear in these articles which kind are being addressed. Maybe there are many different species of mitochondria, just as there are many different species of gut bacteria.

re: Study Suggests Cancer Is a Metabolic Disorder Rather Than a Genetic Disease

Brian1 — 8/15/2018 12:45:18 AM

Can we still go on keto if we bike to work with 1 hour round trips everyday? At the MAF heart rate which is near 80 to 85% of max HR, it seems like we still burn a lot of carbs because it's still higher than fax max which is around 65% of max HR.

According to my Fitbit, I burn around 3000 Calories per day. I eat at least a few cups of rice a day. I hope my diet is still reasonable. My waistline is around 29 inches. I lost about half an inch compared to half a year ago. I make green smoothies, take green powders, take magnesium, and other supplements. Jack Lalanne did eat grains and healthy foods.

If we use glycogen from our muscles, does it still produce more free radicals than using fat? We know that improved insulin sensitivity can mean that our muscles take up more glucose to synthesize glycogen. It can be done from exercising and high quality sleep.