Could The Keto Diet Be Fueling Cancer? New Study Challenges Popular Theory
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A diet hailed for fighting cancer may actually fuel it in genetically predisposed mice — depending on a variable the popular theory never accounted for.
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Theory Briefing
- Mice genetically predisposed to intestinal cancer showed opposite tumor outcomes on the same ketogenic diet, challenging a single unified theory of keto and cancer.
- The finding suggests genetic background may determine whether keto protects against or accelerates cancer growth.
- Popular keto-cancer claims rest on starving tumors of glucose, but this study implies that mechanism is not the whole story.