evidence: Tatom gets the rationale for trying itÂ â âthe idea is theÂ Warburg effect, that cancer feeds on sugarâÂ âÂ but she thinks people often look at dietary issues too simplistically. Â "That whole idea that sugar feeds cancer? Well, sugar also feeds us, it feeds all cells. If you you eat a reasonably balanced diet, thatâs really been shown to be the healthiest,â she said. [...] When youâre healthy, he said, you have normal blood sugar levels and low insulin levels. But âyour blood sugar and insulin will go up and down all day if you eat carbs.â And that may be harmful to a personâs healthÂ âÂ particularly cancer patientsÂ â since âglucose is a main source of fuel for cancer cells and insulin is basically a growth hormone that could help cancer cells grow.â âIf you donât eat carbsÂ âÂ eat keto or low carbÂ âÂ the degree to which your blood sugar and insulin increase during the day will be much, much lower,â Kratz said, adding it makes âa lot of sense to minimize the availability of sugar and to minimize exposure to the growth hormone in insulinâ for cancer patients. Kratz and SCCA lung cancer oncologist Dr. Renato Martins actually launched a small clinical trial nine months ago to investigate the effect of diet on treatment in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients. [...] Help Us Eliminate Cancer