University of Guelph
Fatty acids and exercise affect glucose transport but not tumor growth
Published in Law and Health Weekly, January 22nd, 2005
According to a study from Canada, "This study examined the effect of diet and exercise on tumor growth, and the effect of dietary fatty acids on glucose uptake. Male Fischer 344 rats were divided into four dietary groups and fed for 2 weeks. The diets were 5% (wt/wt) safflower oil, 10% safflower oil, 5% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-rich, and 10% DHA-rich. On Day 14 the animals were injected with rat fibrosarcoma tumor cells. After 3 days of tumor growth the animals in each diet group were divided into exercise and nonexercise groups. Exercise was achieved by voluntary wheel...
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