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Hoe suikers in frisdrank darmkanker stimuleren
Studie
Gedurende 2 maanden gaven de onderzoekers een deel van de muizen elke dag een equivalent van twee glazen frisdrank met HFCS. Een ander deel kreeg gewoon water.
Door dieren in de HFCS-groep een beetje minder regulier voer te geven zorgden de onderzoekers ervoor dat hun proefdieren niet dik werden. Zo zorgden ze er dus voor dat hun dierstudie iets zegt over de kankerbevorderende effecten van HFCS, en niet over het kankerbevorderende effect van overgewicht.
Resultaten
HFCS zorgde ervoor dat de tumoren meer vetzuren aanmaakten, ontdekten de onderzoekers toen ze tumoren van de HFCS-muizen vergeleken met die van de muizen in de water-groep.
Conclusie
"These results suggest that when the animals have early stage of tumors in the intestines - which can occur in many young adult humans by chance and without notice - consuming even modest amounts of high-fructose corn syrup in liquid form can boost tumor growth and progression independently of obesity", vervolgt Yun.
"Further research is needed to translate these discovery to people; however, our findings in animal models suggest that chronic consumption of sugary drinks can shorten the time it takes cancer to develop. In humans, it usually takes 20 to 30 years for colorectal cancer to grow from early stage benign tumors to aggressive cancers."
"This observation in animal models might explain why increased consumption of sweet drinks and other foods with high sugar content over the past 30 years is correlating with an increase in colorectal cancers in 25 to 50-year-olds in the United States", zegt senior-onderzoeker Lewis Cantley van Weill Cornell Medicine.
"Our findings also open new possibilities for treatment", besluit Yun. "Unlike glucose, fructose is not essential for the survival and growth of normal cells, which suggests that therapies targeting fructose metabolism are worth exploring. Alternatively, avoiding consuming sugary drinks as much as possible instead of relying on drugs would significantly reduce the availability of sugar in the colon."
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