Sugar molecule Neu5Gc found in red meat and elevated cancer risk

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dlb823
dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
edited December 2014 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

I know it's so far only been observed in mice... and I know vegans can and do develop cancer, so this may not pertain to everyone. Nonetheless, I think it's very interesting and worth sharing.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-sugar-molecu...

I have personally cut animal protein back 95% (I'm not fanatic about it and still have an occasional egg or bite or two of meat), and I think it's helping, along with Anastrazole. I think it has to do with restricting methionine, but perhaps Neu5Gc and the chronic inflammation eating red meat causes is also a factor.

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited December 2014

    Since I was a near vegetarian when I got cancer, meat is now paramount to my diet.


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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited December 2014

    Here's another version of the same story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11316...

    I agree in principal with you wallycat. I don't think we're all the same, and obviously if we develop bc or any other serious illness or condition, it's probably time for a change from what we've been doing. Deanna

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  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited December 2014

    Reducing one's meat consumption is about more than decreasing the chance of getting cancer. Heavy meat eaters greatly increase their risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart attack is the #1 killer of women.

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited December 2014

    Not the place to debate it, but saturated fat has been vindicated. I can share posts/blogs/writers if anyone is seriously interested....

    I agree Deanna, where my husband can eat carbs without any ill effects, I feel it almost immediately.


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  • pupmom
    pupmom Member Posts: 5,068
    edited December 2014

    Wallycat, you would have to post peer reviewed scientific articles in mainstream journals to convince me there is any credibility to your assertion. Not trying to be mean, but that sounds like rationalization.

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  • wallycat
    wallycat Member Posts: 3,227
    edited December 2014

    As a dietitian and a medical librarian, you would see no other type of articles. But I am not here to convince anyone. I am following the path that speaks to me right now. I watch the studies and as they change, I do as well.

    I did not take your post to be mean. I worked for a doctor and I would not dare bring him anything other than peer reviewed articles..and even then, I monitored size of studies and warned him if they were small; types of studies; sponsored by whom....you get the idea ;)


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  • Heidihill
    Heidihill Member Posts: 5,476
    edited December 2014

    Some of us may also have to avoid poultry.

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210131051.htm

    There's tryptophan now to worry about here (as well as methionine and neu5gc) for some of us. Moderation I suppose is key. But just in case it's not, I'll try to go vegan for a month or so.  

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  • dlb823
    dlb823 Member Posts: 9,430
    edited December 2014

    Wow, that's a great article, Heidihill. I'm anxious to pass it along to those I'm close to who are TN.

    While I realize all of these research findings are just bits and pieces of a much larger puzzle, I'm grateful to have a format where we can share what we come across, hoping it may be an important piece for some of us.

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