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They found "an n-3 long-chain PUFA-rich diet significantly delayed mouse tumor growth when compared with a monounsaturated FA-rich diet." So the difference was
by roywiggins 5y ago
They found "an n-3 long-chain PUFA-rich diet significantly delayed mouse tumor growth when compared with a monounsaturated FA-rich diet." So the difference was feeding one set polyunsaturated fatty acids and the other set monounsaturated fatty acids.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550413121002333 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S15504...
- nomoreplease 5y agoCould you elaborate? What is the takeaway for humans here? To eat ONLY pufa when you have a tumor?
- adrianN 5y agoThe takeaway for humans here is that there seems to be an effect in mice so perhaps someone should fund a study with human subjects to check whether this effect also exists in humans.
- wumpus 5y agoThank you for remembering that "cancer cured in mice!!!" is a headline about once per week.