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nilram

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13. Relax folks, it's not about what you should or shouldn't eat!

Reply to multigraincracker (Original post)

Fri Feb 4, 2022, 09:54 AM

Feb 2022

It’s about using this newly-discovered nutrient pathway for drug development. My mom died from pancreatic cancer but I’m not gonna worry about any HA that I might put on my skin or eat in my food.

“People have been studying hyaluronic acid in pancreatic cancer for 20 years and no one had ever thought to see if it could be a nutrient for cancer cells,” Lyssiotis said. “We’re going to dig deeper into this idea and see if it represents a therapeutic vulnerability that can be drugged.”

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Pancreatic cancer cells feed off hyaluronic acid [View all] multigraincracker Feb 2022 OP

That is very interesting. nt Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #1

Holy crap! I take a host of nutritional supplements. no_hypocrisy Feb 2022 #2

Rule of thumb, A and A-1 jaxexpat Feb 2022 #14

I try just to eat healthy Tree Lady Feb 2022 #32

Good for you! StClone Feb 2022 #34

I am working on gums too Tree Lady Feb 2022 #36

I'm a gum control advocate as well. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #43

Fascinating. HA seems to be in so many things. niyad Feb 2022 #3

Eek, it's the main ingredient in my face serum. MLAA Feb 2022 #5

It's also in many things we ingest ToxMarz Feb 2022 #10

I've never noticed it in lists of food ingredients. MLAA Feb 2022 #23

I don't know about food so much ToxMarz Feb 2022 #41

In lots of healthy foods. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #8

As a natural ingredient or added one? wnylib Feb 2022 #21

Natural. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #27

Well, that's scary as hell. Hyaluronic acid is in a lot of vitamin supplements. Beef bone broth, BComplex Feb 2022 #4

In lots of healthy foods and multigraincracker Feb 2022 #6

Since it is so prevalent, should wnylib Feb 2022 #22

see post #11 multigraincracker Feb 2022 #28

Good question. Seems like it is available everywhere so live love laugh Feb 2022 #44

I purposefully purchase skin products with hyaluronic acid,,,, sheesh,,,, n/t KarenS Feb 2022 #7

Me too! MLAA Feb 2022 #24

I just threw out my under-eye gel Wicked Blue Feb 2022 #9

More from U of M on same topic. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #11

My first reaction... HariSeldon Feb 2022 #38

Will be interesting to find whether it has a presence in other tumors question everything Feb 2022 #12

Relax folks, it's not about what you should or shouldn't eat! nilram Feb 2022 #13

Step right up! Get your hyaluronic acid cravings fed right here!! bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #15

My younger brother died of pan. cancer year ago. He never used or imbibed any of those... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #16

This may very well be true. TNNurse Feb 2022 #17

Please read post #11 multigraincracker Feb 2022 #19

This is hard to figure out nutritionally. ananda Feb 2022 #18

See post #11 multigraincracker Feb 2022 #20

Oh great... another touted ingredient is bad for you! liberalla Feb 2022 #25

I'd suggest reading the second article too. multigraincracker Feb 2022 #29

Took my dad, nasty stuff n/t hibbing Feb 2022 #26

4 people I know have died from it multigraincracker Feb 2022 #30

Ugh...hang in there hibbing Feb 2022 #39

I am not going to get to concerned about it at this moment in time Layzeebeaver Feb 2022 #31

It's not about what you eat or put on your face! nilram Feb 2022 #33

From this paper it appears that the hyaluronic acid (HA) is not from supplements. TexLaProgressive Feb 2022 #35

Let's not be drawn into misleading inferences. NNadir Feb 2022 #37

Post #11 goes into more detail multigraincracker Feb 2022 #40

Isn't it also hippywife Feb 2022 #42