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Title: Corn byproduct fructose literally fuels cancer cell growth, study finds
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Published: Aug 4, 2010
Author: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0803/corn-by
Post Date: 2010-08-04 09:58:14 by tom007
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Corn byproduct fructose literally fuels cancer cell growth, study finds By Reuters Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 -- 10:40 pm submit to reddit Stumble This! 594Share 15diggsdigg corn bush Corn byproduct fructose literally fuels cancer cell growth, study findsPancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same. Tumor cells fed both glucose and fructose used the two sugars in two different ways, the team at the University of California Los Angeles found. They said their finding, published in the journal Cancer Research, may help explain other studies that have linked fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer types. "These findings show that cancer cells can readily metabolize fructose to increase proliferation," Dr. Anthony Heaney of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and colleagues wrote. "They have major significance for cancer patients given dietary refined fructose consumption, and indicate that efforts to reduce refined fructose intake or inhibit fructose-mediated actions may disrupt cancer growth." Story continues below... Americans take in large amounts of fructose, mainly in high fructose corn syrup, a mix of fructose and glucose that is used in soft drinks, bread and a range of other foods. Politicians, regulators, health experts and the industry have debated whether high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients have been helping make Americans fatter and less healthy. Too much sugar of any kind not only adds pounds, but is also a key culprit in diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to the American Heart Association. Several states, including New York and California, have weighed a tax on sweetened soft drinks to defray the cost of treating obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The American Beverage Association, whose members include Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods have strongly, and successfully, opposed efforts to tax soda. The industry has also argued that sugar is sugar. Heaney said his team found otherwise. They grew pancreatic cancer cells in lab dishes and fed them both glucose and fructose. Tumor cells thrive on sugar but they used the fructose to proliferate. "Importantly, fructose and glucose metabolism are quite different," Heaney's team wrote. "I think this paper has a lot of public health implications. Hopefully, at the federal level there will be some effort to step back on the amount of high fructose corn syrup in our diets," Heaney said in a statement. Now the team hopes to develop a drug that might stop tumor cells from making use of fructose. U.S. consumption of high fructose corn syrup went up 1,000 percent between 1970 and 1990, researchers reported in 2004 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) Mochila insert follows... Cancer cells slurp up fructose, U.S. study finds REUTERS Reuters US Online Report Health News Aug 02, 2010 17:22 EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same. Tumor cells fed both glucose and fructose used the two sugars in two different ways, the team at the University of California Los Angeles found. They said their finding, published in the journal Cancer Research, may help explain other studies that have linked fructose intake with pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancer types. "These findings show that cancer cells can readily metabolize fructose to increase proliferation," Dr. Anthony Heaney of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center and colleagues wrote. "They have major significance for cancer patients given dietary refined fructose consumption, and indicate that efforts to reduce refined fructose intake or inhibit fructose-mediated actions may disrupt cancer growth." Americans take in large amounts of fructose, mainly in high fructose corn syrup, a mix of fructose and glucose that is used in soft drinks, bread and a range of other foods. Politicians, regulators, health experts and the industry have debated whether high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients have been helping make Americans fatter and less healthy. Too much sugar of any kind not only adds pounds, but is also a key culprit in diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to the American Heart Association. Several states, including New York and California, have weighed a tax on sweetened soft drinks to defray the cost of treating obesity-related diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The American Beverage Association, whose members include Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods have strongly, and successfully, opposed efforts to tax soda. [ID:nN12233126] The industry has also argued that sugar is sugar. Heaney said his team found otherwise. They grew pancreatic cancer cells in lab dishes and fed them both glucose and fructose. Tumor cells thrive on sugar but they used the fructose to proliferate. "Importantly, fructose and glucose metabolism are quite different," Heaney's team wrote. "I think this paper has a lot of public health implications. Hopefully, at the federal level there will be some effort to step back on the amount of high fructose corn syrup in our diets," Heaney said in a statement. Now the team hopes to develop a drug that might stop tumor cells from making use of fructose. U.S. consumption of high fructose corn syrup went up 1,000 percent between 1970 and 1990, researchers reported in 2004 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) Source: Reuters US Online Report Health News
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A letter follows: Was told I had type 2 diabetes. Went through house and threw out everything that had high fructose corn syrup. That was just about everything I ate. Bread, pancake syrup, catsup, salad dressing, ice cream, cookies, soda, it was astonishing Brought a treadmill walked twice a day and within 6 months lost 50 lbs, was not diabetic. It should be obvious given the rise in diabetes that something was terribly wrong in this country. Day after day we get ads about how easy it is to test you blood sugar. The pharmacies are making 200 a month off all the people with diabetes when we just have to pass a law against this damn stuff. And don't get on your high horses dems most of the dems are in the pocket of the lobbyists. I still eat candy and ice cream but only the stuff made with sugar. The only big change I made was getting rid of the high fructose corn syrup. The jelly I used to spread on my bread was nothing but flavored high fructose corn syrup, same with the pancake syrup. There are brands out there that do not have the damn stuff. Flag
"Satan / Cheney in "08" high fructose syrup is in just about everything packaged or bottled. coincidentally (ha), i have noticed a proliferation of morbidly obese people around austin. not so long ago, i didn't see this. i saw many more fit people.
The stuff is addictive. But MJ is an evil gateway.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" We're supposed to be akaline on the inside and acid on the outside. Sugar makes us acid on the inside. It's why I don't eat it.
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