Last week I spoke with @gjpattij.bsky.social about the work his team did to untangle how fructose makes tumor cells grow and proliferate for this article in @cenmag.bsky.social. Another reason to try to tame my sweet tooth. cen.acs.org/biological-c...

The indirect way fructose fuels tumor growth

Dietary sugar gets converted to lipids, which cancer cells use to make membranes

cen.acs.org

Delighted for my first Bluesky post to be in celebration of the work of Ronnie (@nightscientist.bsky.social) — can’t say enough about his talent & creativity! If you’re interested in the link between dietary fructose and cancer, check out his paper. #metabolomics www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer - Nature

Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer indirectly via metabolite transfer.

nature.com