The surplus of sugar and fat in the diet leads to the accumulation of glicogenic carbohydrates in the body, which will "nourish" the tumor cells of the lung cancer. This conclusion came to the University of Florida. The results of the research were published in the Nature Metabolism magazine.
"Lung cancer has traditionally not seen as a dietary disease," said the leading researcher Ramon Sun, the director of the Advanced Spatial Biology Center of Florida University.
In order to deny this wrong opinion, scientists have conducted a number of attempts to mobile lines. The foundation was taken on the development of the lafora disease, which causes the development of the cerebral peel neurons and presents glycogen metabolism disorders. This is a polysachron that operates as a glucose warehouse in the body. Scientists have explained that Glycogen accumulates in large quantities of cancer.
Using laboratory and computer models, researchers have found that Glycogen operates in the case of lung cancer as an oncogen metabolite. Scientists have found that the more glycogen in cancer cells, the more tumor develops faster.
Additional research has confirmed the disclosures on mice. When the animals were fed with greasy and sweet foods that contributed to the accumulation of blood in the blood, they were growing tumors in their lungs. When glycogen's level was declining, the progress of cancer was slowing down.
Scientists have explained that the excess of glycogen can accumulate in the body and feed the tumors of the lung cancer, providing them to build "construction materials" for their growth.
Researchers have added that there are three medicines that can target the level of glycogen. They are all developed during the study of Lafora's disease, but can be used as an additional tool for the fight against lung cancer. It is noted that the basis for the prevention of this disease is the formation of the right foods.
"The priority of the dietary diet with nutrients, maintaining an active lifestyle and minimizing alcohol use are fundamental strategic strategies for long-term health," said scientists.
Translation of: Manuel Tamazyan
