In a way. Cancer is partly fueled by sugar. Sugar is contained within food. Fasting is a withholding of food and thus a withholding of sugar. Therefore fasting slows cancer growth.
So there's some truth in the ketosis state thing? I read a book a while ago called "The Zone" which talked a bit about this idea of keeping your blood sugar in the "sweet spot" and when on the diet I was sharper and trimmed up quite a bit.
I wonder if this is all related?
under ketosis your body will convert what it needs to "sugar", nothing more or less (its is why they recommend for diabetes i forget which type). there is still parts of you that need sugars. But it will also burn fat for energy... its more efficient than sugars
its like the cholesterol myth, your body makes all the cholesterol it needs, diet will never change it or come close to what you can produce. it is as vital to you as oxygen
thats a 3rd grade explanation
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