Keeping blood sugar low forces tumor cells to compete with other cells for glucose, including the brain. In ketosis, the tumor cell receives exactly what it needs. Cachexia, a condition in cancer patients, involves tumor cells consuming glutamine from muscles, causing muscle breakdown to fuel tumor growth.
Thomas Seyfried, PhD is a preeminent cancer expert and professor in the department of biology at Boston College. He received a PhD in 1976 in genetics and neurochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, followed by a postdoctoral degree from Yale University in the field of neurochemistry and genetics.
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