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Blood sugar levels and cancer cell growth
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (22)Comment receiving replies
I was on ADT for eight years. Never gained any weight. Seems the problem is people get hungry and want to eat more, Easily resolved by not doing it.
I get on my scale every morning and based on what I weigh, I gauge what I can eat. A little self-control is all you need to keep your weight down.
You do need to exercise to beat off the fatigue from ADT. Some weight training to prevent your muscles from deteriorating as well as a lot of walking, At least 5000 steps a day. ADT will give you a belly, That’s because your stomach muscles deteriorate, Doing a lot of situps can offset that.
Sugar does add to prostate cancers growth. Sugar can be a risk factor for prostate cancer, and high blood sugar levels are associated with a higher risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer:
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Thank you for your response. Perhaps I should have been more nuanced in my question. Going back to the example of sugar, when considering the growth of cancer is it more relevant to consider an individual's blood sugar levels than it is to consider the consumption of sugar. Having high blood sugar causes the body to produce hormones that feed cancer in a much more significant way than having the occasional doughnut, for example.
From my understanding, researchers are beginning to believe that adipose tissue (fat tissue) plays a role in increasing the aggressiveness of prostate cancer by releasing certain hormones, cytokines, and growth factors.
I asked the question to ascertain if this is all especially important to consider since weight gain is a common side effect of androgen deprivation therapy. Special emphasis needs to be placed on maintaining a healthy weight.