What Causes Cancer to Metastasize?

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

For all of our videos on cancer, see the topic page: nutritionfacts.org/topics/cancer -NF Team

[@mitesh8utube]

But doesn't human body store most fat as palmitic glycerides?

[@ooo789456123]

Your research papers in this video confirm real life observations: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3rTkIlpfqyLoK8 Vegan health influencers live longer while other famous low carbers die young.

[@misslawlesss]

Thank you 🙏

[@Jess-nc4oy]

"But you don't know untillll... You put it to the test!" Who else says it out loud with him. Just me, okay.

[@ainsleyameerali7622]

Meeeeee

[@itsnutricax]

Me😅

[@happycook6737]

I say it aloud. 🙂 Then I hope and pray what I am eating/doing is enough to keep my cancer gone.

[@epjlovelife4035]

MEEEE lol, I always do

[@brabbit5122]

🙋‍♂️

[@m0L3ify]

This is actually really interesting. Everyone always talks about how much cancer cells love sugar, but this is the first time I've heard about fat, and cancer research used to be my job. I wish the cancer research department I used to work in would have considered diet at all in their work. It was taboo to talk about anything that wasn't T-cells (including other immune cells, sadly.) From the work I did, it seems that one of the reasons why treatment can drive metastasis is because the treatment kills off the weaker cells, but if it isn't strong enough to kill all the cells, we're naturally selecting for the more resistant cells in a person's body, and once the treatment is done and the pressure is taken off those surviving cells, they have an ideal environment to proliferate and spread, which can happen very quickly in some cases. This was something that made my work very frustrating since the treatment I was helping to develop wasn't particularly strong to begin with. They can't all be winners (and most of them won't be. Cancer is a very difficult problem to tackle.)

[@renatagois1136]

Please read “The China Study” most comprehensive nutritional study ever made, you will understand it all why your researchers disnt talk about this.

[@drsfmesa]

Yes the China Study is excellent resource.

[@m0L3ify]

@@renatagois1136 Yeah that's a great resource. The people I worked with were brilliant but always seemed too attached to their narrow slice of of the field to really have good perspective. I was really disappointed in how it limited their ideas.

[@andrewj4426]

I think we need to read the studies. Usually "high fat" in research does not mean high fat low carb 0 sugar. it usually means high fat high sugar (simple carbs). Some recent studies actually make a distinction but every old study and most new ones do not.

[@m0L3ify]

Maybe, but when you compare a high-fat and control group where only the fat content in the food is changed, and you see a difference, the variable is the dietary fat and causation can be inferred. Obviously it's going to depend on whether the study is a very controlled animal study, a very controlled human study in a medical facility, or self-reported diet from people just living their lives. But when it's done in animals, experimental and control food are very carefully matched. Vendors will even sell them pre-made so it's easy to order and you don't have to go back and forth on the phone with a rep, which I have done for custom orders where a drug was added to the food. But for a widely used generic chow like high fat, it's going to be made ready to order. I also know that in diabetes studies in monkeys on a campus I used to work at, the high fat food did not have a lot of sugar in it, and they had to add high fructose corn syrup to the diet to make the monkeys fat because, even though they developed Type 2 on the high fat diet, they were still skinny and thus not a good model of human obesity for publication. Which does lend credence to dietary fat alone being a cause of disease. The researchers weren't initially giving them sugar to induce disease. They gave them sugar later to make them fat independent of the disease so they could publish their results because journals want everything to be obesity-related even though skinny people can get diabetes, too. So, yes, read the papers. That's always a good idea. If the Materials and Methods section mentions specific brand of food used, which it should for reproducibility, you can easily look that up to find out what the ingredients and nutrition content are. But do keep in mind that if the sugar content of both experimental and control are the same, and a significant difference is found, the culprit is very likely the only changed variable in the equation - the fat.

[@alfonso365]

I swear this channel has taught me more than medical school and master's degree.

[@Steve-jo9cl]

totally agree. 200k of debt to be a master of medication prescribing.

[@sohailislam3416]

Because the medical industry doesn't want you to actually cure yourself, the whole industry was made by a man named John D Rockefeller who actually told universities to promote petroleum based medicines to get money from his pocket

[@Steve-jo9cl]

@@sohailislam3416 Yes indeed. There is a very good book on the subject called Rockefeller Medicine (which you likely have already read)

[@NoPrivateProperty]

@@sohailislam3416 capitalism is the root of disease. Che Guevara began as a doctor before becoming a revolutionary. Now the entire climate stability is in peril

[@sohailislam3416]

@@Steve-jo9cl I actually didn't read that book, I got my info from multiple different sources but sounds very interesting

[@ehaitem]

I LOVE when things are put to the test!

[@victormattar2199]

knowledge is power. Thank you Dr. Greger, such an important topic!

[@chiyerano]

Such important information. The suspense of waiting for another video in this series is killing me. Thanks for the info.

[@gwendolynheller4262]

Figuratively speaking I hope?

[@chiyerano]

@@gwendolynheller4262 Yes, figuratively of course.

[@robertpinder2307]

Yes indeed, another study subject for the good doctor - how not to die from waiting for the sequel

[@chrissy739]

I know two people that died from cancer and sadly they ate meat and dairy daily along with chemo treatment. Their doctor told them to eat whatever they wanted to. Very sad.

[@TopSpinWilly]

UR sad

[@lisengel2498]

I catched these points: Palm oil, meat and dairy increase CD36 Factor and metastesis - inhibit CD36 and can minimize metastesis - cancer cells love fat and cholesterol and High fat diet play a crucial role in promoting cancer

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

Palmitic acid, not palm oil itself. Its a form of saturated fat. PA is the main fatty acid in avocados for example, and olive oil is also high in PA.

[@APBCTechnique]

Cancer feeds actually on specifically sugar and or L’GLUTAMINE.

[@guibox3]

Where the heck do you get your facts from? Sugar is a primary force for cancer growth, not fat. Chemicals, carciniogens, stress, genetics, chronic inflammation and SUGAR are what cause cancer and cancer growth. Fat is not the enemy. Your body needs fat, your cells need fat, your muscles, organs and brain need fat, including saturated fat. You are stuck in the nutrition of the 1970s and 1980s, I'm afraid.

[@lisengel2498]

I just quoted from Dr Michael Greger that i find very inspiring and informative and everybody van read the science he quotes and get a deeper understanding of the science behind.

[@guibox3]

@@lisengel2498 Among many other videos debunking the 'meal and fat causes cancer' myth. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGeZaoqjbrKUnJI

[@vakuolya1019]

Please post next videos in the series soon! And of course thank you so much!❤️

[@sharit7970]

Thanks for doing the research and posting!

[@GreenTea4Me]

Good to know. Palm oil fat and cocoa butter are in many things...not just diary. Vegan products have it too. Glad you made this video. Time to dump some of my "treat" vegan foods.

[@happycook6737]

Oh gosh-- me too.

[@jean6453]

Kelly yes, me too. This is great information.

[@gao1812]

Well, I guess is still OK to have those once in a while

[@patty-cf7jj]

I was going to visit a friend and she asked what foods to buy knowing I’m a vegan. I mentioned almond butter and read the label and saw she bought a brand with palm oil in it. Then she asked why I wasn’t eating it.

[@kayondothomas7343]

If you read all nutritional journals you realise water is the only safe thing for your body. Stop living in fear of death, it'll make your life unhappy.

[@Dirgis-66]

I have been desparately waiting for this!!! Thank you so much Dr. G.

[@surfdetective]

Saving one life at a time.....gotta love this man

[@amyvanmatre9409]

I hope your message reaches so many people. This could save so many lives, and so much money and heartache. I tell everyone I know if they want to learn more about WFPB lifestyle to look you up.

[@MrDavid8460]

A very valuable source of information, as usual.

[@leangroundbeef2322]

do you think he's biased?

[@MrDavid8460]

@@leangroundbeef2322 Every human is, he definitely isn't as biased as most people are so don't worry but it never hurts to fact check and view mulitiple sources/studies about a topic.

[@leangroundbeef2322]

@@MrDavid8460 do you think Greger would cover a study that makes animal products seem good? If you say no, then you agree he is biased beyond reason.

[@justmegawatt]

@@leangroundbeef2322 If there were any benefits for eating dog meat, would it be worth it to kill and eat them every day? It's like that for regular meat.

[@leangroundbeef2322]

@@justmegawatt is the life of a dog equivalent to that of a human?

[@MyRealityIsProof]

Thank you for your awesome work!

[@wsparks7281]

It’s logical! I believe this because I know my body and I can feel what makes it become calm and happy. We need to listen to our bodies and be in tune with it. Every human can sense when they’ve eaten something that does the body good versus the opposite. Be mindful eaters, be kind to your body and to nature/animals... and you won’t ever have to be concerned with bacteria/mucus/viruses or cancer cells entering your temple!

[@JoyceRaftery]

Excellent! Thank you! Keep Going onward!

[@aceofwands]

Dr Greger, brilliant presentation, look forward to part 2.

[@rachelkent3180]

Thank you so much for this! I'm sharing immediately with my father and our whole family.

[@shmpooch]

Going through chemo makes you waste away because it's so hard to eat. My son went through it and I watched every day as parents out of guilt and desperation to keep weight on gave milkshakes and french fries to help. It's not a judgement on them it's just so sad when you have to think about cancer metastasizing in these patients.

[@Emilnananaxo]

may God help ease 🙏🏻

[@EmilianoDanteWojtala]

The master of cliffhangers!

[@kathytoy5055]

This series is most welcome. Three days ago

[@julioguerra86]

Thanks again, Dr. Greger!

[@ashlynsule6856]

Amazing Video. Thank you Dr Greger

[@joweb1320]

Can't wait for part 2 and 3!

[@madisonciowa3920]

Dr Gregor, you are awesome. Thank you for your dedication in helping all of us live healthier lives. I know you have helped me be healthier. Years ago I never would have thought that I would ever be making or drinking homemade almond milk, nice cream and plant based patties and be completely satisfied and happy. Thank you. 😊

[@proflvelez]

Excellent!!!

[@randomguyontheinternet2641]

I always wonder what terms like high or low fat, etc. mean. Is there a certain percetage of caloric intake after which a diet is considered high fat?

[@jean6453]

Good question, I don't know the answer to that. But I make it simple as possible : No animal flesh or products, no oil, and no processed foods.

[@andygriffiths9916]

Thank you!

[@Mario-yj2io]

Hi! My name is Sonja, and I am living in Germany. I have been working for many years as a therapist with lymphatic drainage. It’s been more than four years that I read your book „How Not to die“ and thus switched completely to plant-based diet with great success, energy and conviction. I have also read your previous book „How Not to diet“. A very successful book, which I have already lent to many women. But now I have a very special question for you. In Germany, it is very noticeable that lipedema is experiencing a frightening increase. In have also noticed this in my daily practice. Unfortunately, I could not find anything in your last book on this subject. Could you perhaps give me some advice or information that I could pass on to my patients? Are there any studies or similar? I suspect that this clinical picture is also playing an increasingly important role in the USA. Thank you in advance, with warmest regards. Sonja

[@GamesJoblin]

Hey Sonja, I guess you have better chances of Dr.Greger or someone from his staff answering if you ask this on their forums, link is below the video (just in case I'll repeat it here - nutritionfacts.org/video/what-causes-cancer-to-metastasize/)

[@Mario-yj2io]

@@GamesJoblin thank you a lot! I’ve just done that.

[@LaureninGermany]

@@Mario-yj2io hallo Sonja, did you ever find out more information about this? Hast Du mehr darüber herausgefunden?

[@justgivemethetruth]

So ... if it is fat ... what about vegetable/seed oils, avocados, and plant fats?

[@jayperalta7104]

you don't know, until you put it to the test..!

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

Unfortunately I’m realizing now, most of us will eventually get cancer. Our environment and the pollution we created will get us sick and possibly kill some as well. Please discuss the damages and the impact on the environment. Also how pesticides impact cancer rates in people! Plus the water! Why are we ignoring the obvious!?

[@TraceyMush]

l like this style of video with the real Dr.Greger in the beginning.

[@JohnNoZ35]

IGF-1 is increased by body fat, as well as dietary fat. Is the same true for CD36? While you are losing weight, does your body's consumption of its own fat also release CD36?

[@markmooch]

I’d like to know that

[@WeCelebrateEatingPlants]

Thank you so much! 🥦❤ The link in the show notes to the next video in the series produced a Not Found page, but the thumbnail link in the actual video at the end did link to YT How to Help Control Cancer Metastasis with Diet

[@josea.sotorrio5762]

Hi. Could you advise whether oils like olive, flaxseed, rapeseed, hempseed, avocado, etc, should also be minimised in people with cancer, or is it only saturated fats? Thanks.

[@WhiteKitta]

another super amazing Video from the amazing Dr Greger!!!👍😊💚

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Is there data on colon cancer with regards to CD36?

[@TheQuietAmerican.]

I'm calling it now. To prevent metastasis eat more garlic, onion, mushrooms, soy and flax seeds. Funny how often flax seed is the answer.

[@sazhaxeramezha449]

And blueberies

[@NoPrivateProperty]

kale, sweet potato, beans

[@kekistanihelpdesk8508]

Now they say flax seed is bad for men. Too much estrogen.

[@sazhaxeramezha449]

@@kekistanihelpdesk8508 phytoestrogens are not the same as animal estrogens kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ3Xk5ppg7qGh9U

[@AndrewPawley11]

Outstanding!

[@jeanneamato8278]

This is really interesting.

[@unholyquail4560]

Funny that Dr. Greger is completely submerged with the longevity, healthspan and rejuvination literature.. and he seems to look younger in this video. His skin is radiant and correct me if I am wrong but his hair/bear seems to be having alot more color. I personally am deep into the science of this subject and it seems alot of things older people seem to find while moving more to a healthspan intevention livestyle seems to also starting to show on Greger. I cannot wait for that book!

[@alexhanchard8658]

It's the camera and lighting.

[@unholyquail4560]

@A G Yea a few from those things you named have compounds that could have that effect. For example Sulphoraphane from greens, Spermadine from mushrooms, Fisetin is another one of these compounds. You can look into those. The healthspan and rejuvination research on this is very interesting. Whole food plant based diets are very good when you consider the healthspan research overall. All the compounds they are looking at are in our diet as we speak.

[@nevilleattkins586]

And oh look there in my youtube feed "How to make the perfect Croissant!".

[@sharonkitalei5539]

Hahahaha

[@crowdofdissidents155]

Dr. Greger's team is doing a great job in his presentation here; he looks so much better on camera.

[@kevinbbadd]

I agree. The less screen time the better

[@kayondothomas7343]

You mean he doesn't look good in real life

[@crowdofdissidents155]

@@kayondothomas7343 He is awesome, and I understand that can be intimidating.

[@tortugalisa4748]

We are onto something Doc👍🤗

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@sweet_veganmomma4188]

Just love you. Thank you so much!!!!

[@Joehtosis]

I would really kill to hear him explain this stuff without all of the fake dramatic stuttering.

[@fcvgarcia]

What about PNA-peanut Agglutinin? Can peanuts aggravate it?

[@KJSvitko]

You are what you eat. Your diet impacts your health. Obesity in children and adults is rising across the world. Eat a healthy plant based diet and exercise regularly. Reduce or eliminate cows milk, eggs, cheese and meat. Eat more salad greens, beans, fruit and vegetables.Eliminate fast food and sugary drinks and juices. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Regular exercise will help you sleep better. Yoga is a great stress reducer. Obesity is all too common today. Get off the couch. Get off the phone, ipad or video game. A variety of stretching and other exercises help with increased mobility. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for fun. Every city should be a bicycle city. Speak up for bicycles in your community

[@TheMynaCreations]

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelmcl2511]

I hope the series covers the burning question: What about seeds and nuts? They contain palmitic acid.. And does "vegetable oils" worsen cancer as Dr. McDougall has been saying for many years..

[@katharineofarrogant7805]

I'm wondering about nuts and seeds, nut butters, avocados etc...

[@2006017637]

Cocoa butter is composed of about 38% of palmitic acid. How this affect chocolate ingestion and health? I've seen other videos from nutrition facts posing cocoa and dark natural Chocolat as associated with positive outcomes. But both cocoa powder and cocoa butter have extremely high contents of palmitic acid (above those most animal products). Is it really the palmitic acid the problem? Does cocoa have some different 'kind' of it? Or it's simply a matter of having antioxidants associated?

[@blueraven0075]

Cacao powder is defatted, almost completely. That’s what Greger recommends. Dark chocolate is only healthy because of the polyphenols in the cacao powder

[@dogdonut3]

From a Chinese study in 2021: "It is also unclear how fat loading in the intestine regulates CD36 expression and post-translational modifications (Figure 1). Further studies are needed to demonstrate the complex interactions between intestinal CD36 and dietary lipids."

[@richardkremmen7811]

Unfortunately, "excess carbos" appear to be converted to palmitic acid according to this article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmitic_acid

[@Jodamo]

I would imagine the concentrations of palmitic acid from fatty acid synthesis is much lower than directly ingesting it from high fat sources like oils and animal products. Just a guess though.

[@markmooch]

I wonder what excess is and which carb in specific? Ie maybe its hundreds of grams of sugar? The article also says this if it helps: “Palmitate negatively feeds back on acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), which is responsible for converting acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA, which in turn is used to add to the growing acyl chain, thus preventing further palmitate generation.[17]”

[@RealJonzuk]

Video on hemp seeds?

[@BAras-ug9zq]

Where is the link of next part?

[@blakepittman2340]

where do i find next

[@Bimluva72]

Thank you for yet another informative video. The question that comes to mind is this. If fats (certain fats, I believe is the point) are responsible for increased metastasis and sugar is responsible for the growth of cancer cells, that only leaves us with proteins and minerals. Am I correct regarding the sugar and what is the solution to redress cancer growth and metastasis?

[@markmooch]

I believe cancer can be fuelled on fat too.

[@kayondothomas7343]

The solution is Vitamin C megadosing

[@rezlogan4787]

Higher protein in the diet is also associated with increased cancer risk. Only a whole food plant based diet is proven to reduce cancer risk and increase overall survival.

[@tri-chaddnj3219]

Vegetables/fruit have been eliminated in my FIL who is 10 Yrs post transhiatal esophagectomy and 5 Yrs post primary lung ca. How does one help him get better advice. He is emaciated and has had more falling incidents. He continues to eat ice cream, and other diary even though it causes him to have vomiting episodes at night. How can he gain weight and still stay on a healthy diet.

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

I’m sorry, I would suggest to seek a dietitian (one who is opened minded though and not typical). You can’t force someone to eating healthier but if they are willing to see a dietitian at least, then perhaps that’s a start. It has to come from them though you can only try to mildly help them get to that point.

[@myHealthSciences]

Put it to the test! Put it to the test!

[@blueraven0075]

Do you have info about fasting and CD36? Isn’t it dangerous to downregulate that receptor if fasting or on a very low calorie diet?

[@nhmooytis7058]

Pesticides and hormones in food and chlorine in water.

[@sharondennis8411]

What causes metastasis into the bones?

[@tanausu7]

The links for the other 2 videos don’t work

[@jimjack8692]

Is excess weight similar as a source of the fat It needs to metasize?

[@happycook6737]

I'm not sure but obese have a much higher cancer rate. My oncologist said getting lean is important for fatties like me.

[@unholyquail4560]

No I do not believe it is. Fat storages in humans "The fat stored is in a semi-liquid state, and is composed primarily of triglycerides, and cholesteryl ester." So this is not the type of Fat Dr. Greger is talking about in this video. Though excess weight does lead to a higher chance of cancer like Happy Cook already said. But this is due to the inflammatory nature of fat storages damaging cells and membranes and with it doing more damage than our body can repair in a certain amount of time. So overweight increase the load on our repair / damage balance mechanisms and with that increase the odds that they miss something or do not attent to it on time before it gets into the first mutation fase and becomes untracable by our natural defenses.

[@justmegawatt]

@@happycook6737 Well there's a BMI chart for obesity and also a "waist to hip ratio", called WTR, for obesity. Based on BMI, I am obese. Based on WTR, I am thin, like exceptional for males. WTR is a better indicator for risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc, than BMI alone. I think that's based on my fat being from plant sources. I gained 40 pounds or more over 2020 by just sitting at home and eating a bunch but my WTR never changed much.

[@happycook6737]

@@justmegawatt lol, I am obese on all charts but am downward trending by -35pounds so headed in right direction for me. 🙂

[@MissMarinaCapri]

I’m not sure I understand, how do you block CD 36 ?

[@GamesJoblin]

By not "feeding" it with palmitic oil from food, I guess.

[@Mercymurv]

Low fat diet with no meat/dairy/eggs/palm-oil/oil.

[@MissMarinaCapri]

@@Mercymurv , is it both parts of the egg yolk and white or just the yolk that causes problems ? The last thing you said it was oil. Surely you don’t mean all oils do you? Canola oil seems like the best oil to use on salads and such. Is it all dairy products or just milk. Hard cheese, is that acceptable? What about yogurt? So many questions so little answers

[@Mercymurv]

​@@MissMarinaCapri Looks like eggs and canola oil don't contain much saturated fat compared to flesh, dairy, or palm oil. That said, Greger has a ton of videos on his site that discourage people eating flesh, eggs, dairy, and all types of oils (some more than others). I think it all depends on how serious one is about health. Someone super serious will pursue a 100% whole food, plant-based diet that is as fresh as possible, plus a B12 supplement, with no animal products, no oils, etc. This way you get the most quality nutrients per calorie with the least risk. If you're playing the comparison game and have set an arbitrary standard of what's acceptable and what's not, then raw oils with low saturated fat will beat cooked, canola will beat palm, and so forth. Eggs I can't really in a "lesser of evils" lifestyle. While part of me wants to say they have less saturated fat and are therefore better than say, steak and cheese, you'll still find high levels of estrogen and other reasons to avoid eggs (I highly recommend checking out Michael Greger's website and typing in whatever specific thing you are interested in, like eggs, oil, cheese, etc) In short, while I'd *definitely* avoid flesh, dairy, eggs, and palm oil, I'd *try* to avoid or at least limit unideal things like oil in general.

[@ludicrousone8706]

@@MissMarinaCapri Cheese has a high percentage of fat since it is concentrated milk. Doctors recommending a plant based diet discourage the use of all oils. For one they contain 9 calories per 1gram, pure sugars contain 4 calories per 1 gram. And oils are refined products, similar to white flour, where the original plant is separated into its fibre and oil content. So oil consumption is discouraged. For salads you could use but utters in the dressing or look for one of the many recipies for vegan fat free dressing

[@danoneill2846]

My brother was sick & had Kemo they O D him on that or a different drug right after . It took his mind away for 3 days . Had he not come out of it he would have been in a padded cell or strait jacket for the rest of his short life . HELL NO I would rather die faster . They did their best to cover it up . They never came clean , only took about $20K off his bill , that was the bill for service WTF ??

[@thehappyfellow5500]

Now imagine recommending the keto diet for cancer pacients

[@2006017637]

The problem for the lay person is that they (the low carbers and ketos) work the same way. Presenting a compilation of studies that support their point of view (ex. Studies that tested low suggar/carbohidrates diets and cancer prognostics).

[@guibox3]

As a matter of fact, yes it is. Sugar, inflammation and insulin resistance, bad gut biome are primary factors in sickness, including cancer potential and growth. Fasting and a low carb diet are indeed healthy for cancer patients. Vegans are very good at cherry picking their studies as well to support their preconceived notions.

[@thehappyfellow5500]

@@guibox3 @2006/17537g Link your studies. I really want to learn, no cap

[@descai10]

​@@thehappyfellow5500 Evidence certain cancers love glucose, and evidence keto diet significantly slows tumor growth - www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719309246 Anti-Tumor effects of ketogenic diet in mice - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861343/ Keto diet combined with HOT prolong survival in mice - journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0065522 Also worth noting that the downsides of high fat shown in this video may be diminished on a keto diet. Ketosis puts you in an efficient fat burning state, which may actually result in less fat in the blood, less fat in general, and thus less fat available for cancer to utilize. Just a theory, though. Edit: Wikipedia notes that excess glucose is converted into palmitic acid, the exact type of fat this video demonizes - wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmitic_acid

[@Hardiarm]

@@descai10 a 75% fat diet! Really practical if you are an eskimo. Oh I forgot they don't live very long...

[@roger1uk676]

Excellent goes along with everything i am reading! Cut out eating animals and animal fats!

[@rons5319]

Yet another Key-toe beat down.

[@edenicchristian335]

Sad that animals are tortured for our lifestyle diseases...

[@billg4630]

We're can I find video 2 on cancer matastisizing

[@terrencetrussell7625]

The question is, Which types of fats are the killers? Hopefully we get good news regarding whole food sources!

[@blueraven0075]

Mostly animal saturated fats, since 40-60% of them are in the form of palmitic acid, that the CD36 receptor uses

[@Omeostatica]

Palmitic acid is sithetized by carbds too, so we can avoid metastatsis?

[@neil9407]

Are high-fat fruits and vegetables (like avacados) cancer fighting or cancer promoting?

[@DanzeMusic]

Interesting theory, but from my own experience, seems to me like carbs/sugar are more likely to be the villain instead of fat. Both my parents and my elder brother died from cancer, both my mom and brother had metastasise, and I was with them at least 8 hours a day when they were having treatments while they were dying at the hospital, so I know exactly what their diets and routines were like. My mom ate very little fat, if any, in fact she was craving carbs and sugar like crazy for the last year of her life when the cancer began to spread. In the last month before she died, she was eating nothing but fruits, sweet things and high starchy food. My brother, on the other hand, was hardly eating anything as his cancer was in the throat, so he wasn’t able to swallow any solid food at all, so all he ever got were those nutrients supplement drinks or drips which had no fat, still his cancer spread and sadly passed away within 2 months at the age of 55. So from my own experience, I really cannot agree that a high fat diet is the cause for Metastasise.

[@najeegilani]

Thanks for sharing!

[@DanzeMusic]

@@najeegilani You're welcome. Just want to share my own observations on families and friends whom I lost from cancer. Where I live , the no 1 cause of death isn't heart diseases, it's only the 3rd, cancer is the major killer. 🙄

[@communicationssalinas_sda1539]

Deepest condolences!

[@Ryansarcade9]

Thank dr g

[@weemeemoo]

The second link in the bio doesn't work!

[@ethelchip3620]

Is palmitic acid in ‘hearts of palm’, or only palm oil (and animal products)?

[@The_Limon]

Does this also applies to the dietary fat in a plant based diet? Like avocado, etc? I know there’s differences in the fats from a plant based diet vs typical western diet. A Plant Based Fat is a lot healthier than Animal Fat/Processed Fat. Does the plant based fat increases the risk of cancer metastasis?

[@susymay7831]

How does fasting play into this?

[@dionysusnow]

Well, technically fasting is a vary low fat diet.

[@kayondothomas7343]

@@dionysusnow Lol no...fasting is low calorie intake

[@descai10]

@@kayondothomas7343 Fasting is *NO* calorie intake for a extended period. And he's right, it is a very low fat diet, considering there is no fat at all during the fast.

[@kayondothomas7343]

@@descai10 ​Lol fasting is not about fats it's all about calorie intake.

[@descai10]

@@kayondothomas7343 No calorie intake means no fat intake.

[@TeamMalunggay]

Part 2 & 3?

[@Sophal27]

palmitic acid is made by the liver by the de novo lipogenesis pathway from sugar and protein under the influence of insulin. It doesn't come from dietary fat intake.

[@markmooch]

Could it come from both?

[@Sophal27]

@@markmooch Intake of palmitic acid from food is very small compared to palmitic acid made by the liver in an insuline resistant person. There is a huge association between cancer and insuline resistance but none between fat intake and cancer when you normalize confounding factors.

[@blueraven0075]

@@Sophal27 sources please

[@blueraven0075]

@@Sophal27 and this is for an insulin-resistant person, and it works for cancer in what Greger presents later in the series People on plant-based diet studies who were insulin-resistant reversed their resistance in 2 weeks, so then it wouldn’t be a problem anymore

[@optimaldietcoach1705]

Too bad all the links in your comments above are truncated making them unusable and adding extra work to get to them. But, thanks for doing the research in creating them!

[@FireAwayProductions]

Brilliant

[@JoyceRaftery]

What about avocados?

[@vrossi2596]

Feeling guilty of my half avocado an evening now : (

[@Mercymurv]

@@vrossi2596 Hmm. Greger does have some vid on avocado being potentially good for breast cancer. Also dunno if avocado has the same type of "fat controller" referenced or to what degree.

[@vrossi2596]

@@Mercymurv Thanks.. i am a newish vegan ( 9mnths now) but developed a leaky gut since.. feels hard doing right and knowing if doing wrong.. all trial and error:)

[@Mercymurv]

@@vrossi2596 Looked it over and the video seems to primarily cover a type of fat that's low in avocados, so that's good. It mentions and cites something about fat in general but I haven't checked it out and it would have to do with excess calories in general. Dunno if you eat carrageenan but that's a potential for leaky gut. For me I've dealt with gut trouble for a long time. Certain foods, especially dry foods, just feel like a knife going down. Moisture in everything I eat helps, and being a borderline fruitarian has led to the least amount of pain and most amount of energy.

[@vrossi2596]

@@Mercymurv thanks for your reply. I hadn't heard of carrageenan before you mentioned it, i eat plant based and no added sugers or preservatives what so ever, not even caffeine anymore(and don't miss it). I do however have a small teaspoon of dulse almost daily. I'm in the .uk where healthcare is now pot luck, where occasionally you get a helpful doctor on the nhs, but most are just rushed off their feet, at best you get a maximum 10min phone call, with no real personal care anymore.. it's a real shame. ( the good local doc's are all doing the ruddy jabs. )

[@ddpwe5269]

wow, just like we thought for diabetes at first, thinking it was the sugar.

[@jakkidiamond7432]

Sugar is also a culprit - it can be converted to fat in the body.

[@magdalenapuzio363]

@@jakkidiamond7432 but in a very small amount. The process is inefficient.

[@kayondothomas7343]

@@magdalenapuzio363 When someone says "sugar" what they mean is carbs not just sucrose...so yes it's very efficient.

[@BonnieBlue2A]

Unfortunately people who only juice veggies, stay away from sugars and meats after being diagnosed with cancer, still have their cancers metastasize and still die. I have lost many I know and some whom I have loved to this horrible disease. Do not let your food be your idol.

[@FreedomPhilosophyTV]

Sure, maybe they still lived longer though as implied by this video?

[@Mercymurv]

I don't think juicing is healthy, and I've never met a person in my life who didn't consume empty calories. Even among whole foods, there's still much one can do wrong.

[@markmooch]

There are other aspects like poly vagal theory, stress keeping people in fight/flight instead of rest & digest for example. Lack of quality sleep is another.

[@lovepeacehappy8565]

Es gibt eine Film auf Netflix von 5 oder 6 Frauen, die austherapiert sind. Sie alle haben die Gersontherapie gemacht, 2 haben sich nicht daran gehalten, diese sind auch gestorben. Aber der Rest hat kein Krebs mehr. Zufall? Glück? Ein versuch ist es Wert.

[@TheSilentStar]

So... Gregor... It says it's also 20-30% of fats in breast milk, are there any studies on the CD36 in vegan mother's breast milk? Also fat content changes in breast milk day to day and supposedly drops off the older the infant becomes, do CD36 levels remain 20-30% ? At what stage in the infant's life were the samples taken? Are levels that high because mothers are ingesting and passing it on or is it naturally produced at that level regardless? We're a fully vegan family now for long enough to be made of nothing but plant based life forms (as regards the supposed seven year cycle) if you need volunteers for a study.

[@mar-a-lagofbibug8833]

What do you choose for your fat source? Peanutbutter or avacodo etc?

[@tazztone]

what happened to the german captions? no german translators anymore?

[@Contang0]

i always suspected the fat controller was a bad guy.

[@sportyprincessxo]

😂😂😂😂

[@JamesMinerTattoo]

cheeky scientists

[@epjlovelife4035]

wow thanks, Dr Berg and his KETO army will never see these studies

[@mwfromd]

Dr. Berg knows but would never care to admit it.

[@chrishoitenga8494]

@@mwfromd I'm not sure they covered this in chiropractor school

[@chiyerano]

Yeah, this does blow a massive hole in the theory or idea of using keto to starve cancer cells.

[@rons5319]

Berg is a chiropractor, not an MD. I wonder who's payroll he is on.

[@Syntaxstic]

@@rons5319 I don't think Gregor is a licensed doctor.

[@Dirgis-66]

So Keto is a bad idea? Shocker!

[@befunkrn]

Are Keto followers all coming down with cancer? I don't think so.

[@sohailislam3416]

I don't think fat itself is the causer of cancer but can be an accelerator defo. We know fat itself doesn't necessarily cause cancer since the hunzas had a diet very high in saturated fats and cholestrol but the difference between us and them is they had real quality meat, they would eat very little but their food was very nutritious, their food was very high in nutrition due to their soils behind one of the richest soils. Cancer is caused by oxidation from these all these oils leading to free radical damage leading to mutations, inflammation which can come from these oils and a poor diet in general and nutritional deficiencies. I say this since most people are deficient in most minerals compared to our ancestors and nutrients make an astronomical difference in your bodies defense system. Nutrients such as selenium, zinc, copper, vit D and many more. these nutrients I mentioned are significantly required for the immune system defense but these are the ones alot of people are deficient in. Imagine if we had all the nutrients in higher amounts, just from that alone cancer rates would drop alot lower but our soils are not as nutrient dense anymore due to all these herbicides and not treating the soil in the manner it's supposed to be treated

[@blueraven0075]

Soils have only changed by about 15% in nutrient quality from what I’ve read, and lots of people take supplements now anyway. Not sure how far back you’re going. Greek physicians advocated for a diet light in fat (Galen)

[@sohailislam3416]

@@blueraven0075 no it’s much more than that and even 15% is huge. We’re also missing a lot of trace minerals which are essential for health such as selenium which is a common deficiency. Secondly, of course the Greeks weren’t right about everything, the fatty things like butter and organs are the most nutrient dense things we have, it’s been disproven that saturated fat causes heart disease

[@sohailislam3416]

@@blueraven0075 We have all the food in the world now but even on a healthy diet we’re deficient. I myself was deficient in B12 despite me eating very good and I always lacked energy. Kids like 18 always having back pain and joint pain, you ask your parents how it was in their day they would tell you as a kid how could you be tired and they’d say as a kid what’s back pain

[@blueraven0075]

@@sohailislam3416 you should read the studies for yourself before trusting what people say on the internet and make sure you really understand them. A famous study on butter was flawed and compared people with already high levels of cholesterol, who ate butter, to people who ate coconut oil, another saturated fat. And not MCT, full coconut oil. It’s not possible to have free access to most of the studies without going to a university and getting a library card. Have you, yourself, seek the nutrition information about butter? Actual numbers for vitamin a and k, and any omega fats? And vitamin a should not be in international units but in RAE. And look for the appropriate serving size. How about vitamin k? How much are in there? There are wildly more efficient sources of both than butter. Don’t believe things people write on the internet if you haven’t actually seen and understood the information yourself, and don’t tell other people to jeopardize themselves because of that. You might need research studies to find the true information of grass-fed pasture raised butter. From what I’ve seen, it’s not a nutrient dense source in terms of calories. There are many better things.

[@blueraven0075]

@@sohailislam3416 I personally have not seen real data say that it’s over 15%, so we’re just talking rumors here, not science-based.

[@IRosamelia]

the keto community must be raising funds to send a hitman to Dr. Greger's office

[@peterkuskis3825]

So you’re saying keto is bad for cancer? What about vegan or plant-based keto? Relying on coconuts, avocados, olives, nuts, and seeds?

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

If the food is Whole Foods form it’s prob fine, if it’s processed into fat then it’s a no. Not sure about foods such as almond butters though. Coconut oil is a no, avocado oil is a no, but avocados should be fine. I only know this because I’ve heard him say it a dozen of times! But if you don’t have cancer I would not worry too much. But I would say keto diet isn’t balanced. I tried this for a short time and it was nearly impossible to do it on a vegan diet for me. Plus I couldn’t justify putting all this fat and oil into my food and I stopped immediately! But my numbers did go up as well and it made me mad since I was working out and doing my best to be healthy. This very moments I am battling stage one breast cancer. I can’t watch this video because him saying a biopsy could make this cancer spread is scaring the crap out of me. I’m not sure what I’ll do yet but I feel my time is running out. I’m sure a lot of people had to deal with this, but I never thought I would be here. Now I have to put my life in the hands of these doctors and these killer treatments and possibly losing my body part and maybe my life, even though what I have is slow. So won’t be watching this video unfortunately. Lastly I can also say he wouldn’t agree on a keto diet even if it’s vegan. Best of luck.

[@AnlamK]

2:30 It's also in cocoa butter and olive oil but I'd be remiss if Greger highlighted the plant-based sources.

[@IntoTheTrees_13]

wow!