Cancer: The Cold Slows Progress

A recent Swedish study found that the cold it can be a new approach to come up with new ones concern for the cancer. An experiment on mice proved this point. If you lower the thermostat, it seems that the tumor cells have difficulty growing. The scientific explanation is based on the fact that when temperatures cool, they brown fat produce heat. Finally, they consume the sugars that tumors need to thrive.

Such metabolic mechanisms have been demonstrated in a tumor patient subjected to reduced room temperature. Next, tumor growth and survival rates were compared in mice with different cancers, always subjected to cold temperatures. Mice with temperatures of 4 degrees Celsius had slower tumor growth.

Researchers have found through imaging tests that: low temperatures they caused the brown fat. A type of fat that manages to keep the body warm during the cold. Here, cancer cells have found it difficult to grow. When the brown fat was removed, the beneficial effect of the cold was negated. The tumors grew similar to those exposed to warmer temperatures. In addition, it was found that feeding the mice with a tumor sweetened drink counteracts the effect of cold and allows the tumor to grow back.

Interestingly, high-sugar beverages appear to negate the effect of low temperatures on cancer cells, suggesting that limiting their intake is likely one of the main methods of tumor suppression.

Yihai Cao