Cancer becomes one of the diseases that are present due to the wrong lifestyle. But did you know, one of these foods was able to feed cancer cells in the body? This study revealed a surprising thing in cancer growth, as released by nbcnews.com, Thursday (8/6/2017).
Researchers from the University of Texas, Lorenzo Cohen revealed there is one food that can fertile the cancer in the body. The ingredients are sugar, which is very commonly used in every cuisine around the world. Then which sugar can accelerate the growth of cancer?
"From the study, seen fructose plays an important role in the enlargement process compared with glucose. Fructose also shows an important role in tumor growth, "said Cohen.
This study itself uses mice that are at risk 30 percent of breast cancer. After that, this rat is given as much as the standard sugar intake of Americans in a day, which is about 36 grams. However, the given sugar has a difference between the part of glucose and sucrose.
The results are quite surprising, because after a 6-year-old mouse, predicted breast cancer was happening. Mice that were given excessive fructose consumption turned out to have a tumor with a larger size. Surely this study can not describe what really happens in the human body.
"We need glucose, we need sugar. Sugar itself is the source of energy needed for life. But the main cause is the excessive consumption of sugar, "said Cohlen.
One way to avoid it is to apply a healthy lifestyle, by controlling the consumption of sugar well. Replacing sugar with fruits is also a good way to meet your sugar intake. So the risk can later be suppressed with a lifestyle that does not consume excessive sugar.