Can You Starve Cancer by Cutting Out Sugar?

Does sugar feed cancer? Cancer cells do use sugar — that's why a PET scan can find them. But cutting sugar out of your food doesn't cut off a tumor's fuel. A cancer surgeon explains why, what she checks before surgery, the one time she does care about your blood sugar, and what to actually eat during treatment. THE SHORT ANSWER - Your body makes its own glucose. Cut the carbs and your liver keeps blood sugar supplied. - Some cancers use other fuels too, like glutamine, which your own muscle makes. - Cutting out sugar hasn't been shown to shrink or eliminate cancer. - During treatment: enough protein, enough food, and yes, the birthday cake. - For long-term prevention: limit sugary drinks. NEW: Can fasting or keto really starve cancer? https://youtu.be/k6tLTWRhCXU Get The Surgeon's Brief (once a month, free): https://docstockton.com/signup CHAPTERS 0:00 Does Sugar Feed Cancer? 0:35 What A PET Scan Actually Shows 1:19 Why You Can't Starve Cancer With Diet 1:38 Your Liver's Backup System 1:52 Measured: Blood Sugar 99 To 92 2:05 Glutamine: Another Fuel 2:19 What The Diet Studies Show 2:49 Strength And Healing Before Surgery 3:03 Albumin: The Number I Check 3:27 My Albumin Rule Before Surgery 3:43 Malnutrition And Complications 4:06 Giving Up Soda Isn't The Problem 4:18 When Blood Sugar Does Matter 4:36 My A1c Threshold 4:48 Blood Sugar Over 180 Doubles Infection Odds 5:10 The Surgeon's Brief 5:23 What To Eat During Cancer Treatment 5:55 Have The Cake 6:19 Long-Term Prevention: Sugary Drinks 6:42 Body Fat And 13 Cancers 7:03 More On Your Liver And Colon Screening 7:16 So, Does Sugar Feed Cancer? 7:41 Next: Keto And Fasting MORE FROM DR. STOCKTON Can Fasting Or Keto Really Starve Cancer? — what studies in people actually show: https://youtu.be/k6tLTWRhCXU Fatty Liver: How To Fix It For Free — what sugary drinks do to your liver, and the fix that costs nothing: https://youtu.be/xZ6uekA26_0 Colon Cancer Screening: Should You Start Before 45? — when to start, and why it