I’ve changed my mind on Fish oil supplements during cancer treatment. The data that continues to accumulate shows a benefit in reducing colon cancer rates, and improving the time to disease progression in Stage 4 colon, lung and breast cancer patients. There are situations not to take them like a pre-operative interval or if there is a risk of bleeding, Overall, there is benefit, but do discuss it with your own treating oncologist.
All cells need glucose (a form of sugar) for their metabolism. They get their glucose from circulating glucose, which is maintained in a safe range by the body’s sensors. The sugar you eat pushes up the circulating glucose, which is then brought back to normal by Insulin. No extra sugar reaches the cancer cell.
Starving the body of glucose can hurt other cells. To avoid low blood sugars with the complications that follow, the body breaks down storage form of glucose, e.g. glucagon, to maintain normal circulating levels.
Starving the Cancer Patient of sugar containing foods does them no good, and deprives them of much needed calories. Often they are running a calorie deficit, and cannot afford to go on no sugar diet.
Everything in moderation!
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