The Medical Advisor

The statement “sugar feeds cancer” is widespread — but incomplete. The relationship between sugar and cancer is not as simple as eliminating sugar to stop tumor growth. However, metabolic dysfunction, chronic hyperinsulinemia, and high glycemic load diets are increasingly recognized as contributors to cancer risk and possibly progression. This article clarifies what we know — and what we don’t. Sugars ‘Nourish’ Cancer Cells For cancer patients, “sugar intake can indeed nourish cancer cells,” Mingyang Song, associate professor of clinical epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told The Epoch Times. This is supported by strong epidemiological evidence, he said. Soft drinks on shelves in Riga, Latvia. Sugary drinks are prevalent across the world. (Tanya Keisha/Shutterstock) A study published in PLoS One involving 1,011 colon cancer patients with a follow-up period of over seven years found that compared to patients consuming less than two servings ...

What you eat is quite possibly the most important strategy for optimizing your metabolic health and reducing your risk of diseases like Type 2 diabetes. However, the order in which you eat your food also matters, such that you can consume the same foods — same calories, same total carbs, same nutrients — and have drastically different metabolic effects depending on what you eat first. In the video above, Dr. Jason Fung, a nephrologist (kidney specialist) and author of several books, including “ The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally ,” explains how you can get a more beneficial response, including reducing insulin and glucose, by front-loading protein and fats in your meal and leaving the carbs for later. Dr Jason Fung's Story Dr Jason Fung, in his book e ntitled “ The Complete Guide to Fasting ” , articulated the following:  I grew up in Toronto, Canada, and studied biochemistry at the University of Toronto, where I also ...