Diabetic people have from 4 to 8 times pancreas cancer. Cancer cells live on sugar, and fructose just may be their favorite food. Previously, researchers assumed that two types of sugar, glucose and fructose, were interchangeable. But fructose makes a distinct contribution to the growth of cancer cells in the pancreas by facilitating the production of the cancer’s genetic material. Fructose has become a bigger part of the human diet in recent decades as high-fructose corn syrup has found its way into many processed foods. These results suggest that reducing fructose in the diet may help slow cancer growth.
Source: Cancer Research, Aug. 1, 2010
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