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Elphya t1_iwfd8b4 wrote

Sugar = 1glucose + 1 fructose, but the fructose molecule passes through the intestine as glucose.

Glucose is transformed into energy for cells; cancer cells need energy to grow and metastasize.

So we could sum it up for laypeople as "blood sugar helps cancer". However, lack of sugar is detrimental for the healthy tissues and cells, as they can't produce as much energy as needed to function correctly on the long term.

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SerialStateLineXer t1_iwkqnl3 wrote

>the fructose molecule passes through the intestine as glucose.

That's not right. Fructose is converted to glucose in the liver, not in the intestines. That's why eating too much can impair hepatic insulin resistance andn ultimately give you fatty liver disease.

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