Anthony Gucciardi
Waking Times
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High-fructose corn
syrup is the primary source of calories in the United States. In
addition to containing mercury, a known carcinogen, cancer cells
actually feed on high-fructose corn syrup after it is metabolized by
the liver. A recent study, published in the Expert Opinion on
Therapeutic Targets, examined the link between refined sugar and
cancer. The results add further evidence to the reports of many
health experts and scientific studies that have drawn the connection
between excess sugar consumption and the development of cancer.
The researchers
highlighted the numerous ways in which fructose directly contributes
to cancer risk and other health problems, including:
DNA damage
Inflammation
Altered cellular
metabolism
Increased
production of free radicals
According to Lewis
Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, as much as 80 percent of
all cancers are “driven by either mutations or environmental
factors that work to enhance or mimic the effect of insulin on the
incipient tumor cells.”
Similar research
published in the journal Cancer Research found that the way in which
sugar is metabolized stimulates cancer growth. The researchers
reported:
Importantly,
fructose and glucose metabolism are quite different … These
findings show that cancer cells can readily metabolize fructose to
increase proliferation.
What is even more
concerning is that the scientists conducting the research used
pancreatic cancer cells, widely considered to be the most deadly form
of cancer. The discovery was monumental because not only did the
researchers prove that tumor cells feed on sugar (glucose), but the
tumor cells used fructose for cell division in order to speed up the
growth and spread of the cancer. Fructose consumption actually led to
a massive increase in tumor cell growth and proliferation way beyond
that of glucose.
This cancer-feeding
fructose is what the majority of Americans are consuming on a daily
basis, to the point where high-fructose corn syrup is their number
one source of calories. Even children are consuming excessive amounts
of sugar in juice boxes, candy, and even ‘healthy’ sports
beverages. The amount is so extreme that the average American
consumes around 150 grams of sugar each day; whereas, many experts
believe that the number should be around 15 grams per day or lower to
prevent cancer.
The ubiquitous nature
of fructose is so apparent in the food supply that it can be found in
one form or another in 5 of the top 10 sources of calories in
America, according to a USDA report. As cancer rates continue to
explode, it is vital that dietary changes are made involving the
emission of fructose from the global food supply. Natural sweeteners
like Stevia contain 0 calories, and have been found to prevent and
reverse diseases like diabetes. It is time we revolutionize the food
supply and utilize natural sweeteners as tools to reduce cancer and
obesity rates worldwide, naturally. For additional research on the
broad range of adverse effects associated with purified fructose
consumption GreenMedInfo has indexed research on over 75 health
conditions associated with fructose consumption.
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