Kathy
Ketones are the final breakdown products of burning fat instead of glucose .The are the final breakdown product of burning fat .That is how the atkins diet works .You stop the sugar , eat high protein and moderate fat .You preferentially burn fat therefore you loose fat and weight and drop your cholesterol and triglycerides.
As it relates to cancer , in the 1930,s Hitler was paranoid about cancer .He summoned Otto Warburg a scientist .He discovered that cancer cells grow and need oxygen to survive .By eating food high in sugar , it provides oxygen which is preferred for cancer cells .This is called amoebic metabolism .With a low carbohydrate or low sugar diet , you don’t use sugar and the final breakdown product ketones .This is called anaroebic metabolism because oxygen is not used .Cancer cells require oxygen to grow .By limiting sugar intake to minimal you starve the cancer cells .
Mainstream medicine is starting to revisit this with some success

In summary , when your diet is composed of lots of sugar the final breakdown is oxygen , and energy molecules ATP and water
When you eat fat and protein
It broken down to ketones which is very well utilized by the brain and heart and starves cancer cell s
That’s the simplified explanation , I hopes this helps

I don't really know what Ketone bodies are.... I drink a lot of water, take my Calquence and a few other meds because I had a small stoke a year or so ago. I don't have BP, Cholesterol or Diabetes. I think the blood thinner meds help with my BP. I am 74 so that's the way it goes. Bob2 - can you explain Ketone Bodies, while I drink my water and wine.

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Certainly! Otto Warburg, a Nobel laureate, made significant contributions to our understanding of cancer metabolism. Let’s delve into the fascinating details:

The Warburg Effect:
Nearly a century ago, Otto Warburg discovered that tumors consume tremendous amounts of glucose relative to most non-transformed tissues.
The majority of glucose consumed by tumors is fermented to lactate, rather than oxidized in pathways that require respiration1.
This phenomenon is known as “aerobic glycolysis” or the Warburg effect.
Unlike normal cells that fully respire in the presence of oxygen, cancer cells exhibit glucose fermentation even when oxygen is abundant2.
Warburg’s Hypothesis:
In 1924, Warburg postulated that cancer cells primarily generate energy (adenosine triphosphate, ATP) through non-oxidative breakdown of glucose (glycolysis).
Healthy cells, on the other hand, mainly generate energy from the oxidative breakdown of pyruvate within the mitochondria.
According to Warburg, carcinogenesis results from the lowering of mitochondrial respiration.
He observed that the glycolysis-to-respiration ratio differed significantly between normal and cancerous cells, which became known as the Warburg effect2.
Metabolic Adaptation:
The metabolic difference observed by Warburg allows cancer cells to thrive in hypoxic (oxygen-deficient) conditions inside solid tumors.
These adaptations result largely from mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes.
While the Warburg effect is not the sole cause of cancer, it is one of the characteristic effects of cancer-causing mutations2.
Oxygen and Cancer Cells:
Interestingly, Warburg found that you can reverse fermentation by adding oxygen.
When cancer cells are flooded with oxygen, they can regain programmed cell death (apoptosis).
Sufficient oxygen can also reignite the mitochondria (via the Krebs Cycle), promoting cell death3.
In summary, Warburg’s work highlighted the intricate relationship between cancer cells, glucose metabolism, and oxygen availability. While the Warburg effect remains a subject of ongoing research, it underscores the importance of understanding cancer metabolism for potential therapeutic strategies.

Learn more

1. cancer.gov
2. en.wikipedia.org
3. utopiacancercenter.com
4. apexhealth.life'

It’s beyond disturbing to hear the oncologist and the oncology dietitian suggesting my husband eat anything and everything to maintain his weight while getting treatment. After a ton of research in my effort to give my husband the best care I can give him, I quickly saw how sugar was his enemy. You literally help cancer kill you when you eat sugar. It gives cancer cells the ability to manipulate/reprogram healthy cells and to use your own immune system against you, and to build more vessels to supply blood to tumors. After learning what I have, I have even begun intermittent fasting to work with my body’s ability to eliminate cancer-like mutating cells. Low sugar, high protein, mod fat is the way to go.

Hello Cathy , Ketone bodies are produced by the liver and used peripherally as an energy source when glucose is not readily available.