[Zelphyr]

This is why good quality nutrition is so important. It's like giving all of our cells--not just T cells--extra batteries.

[tjohns]

To be fair, I'd prefer not to give the cancer cells extra batteries.

[adamredwoods]

A common goal, but tumors mutate and bypass a lot of normal cell functions. Keep in mind that when dying cancer patients starve in the end, the tumors don't slow.

https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/study-unveils-new-way-starve...

https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2024/05/02/drug-shows...

https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/01/30/starving-cancer...

[Zelphyr]

In truth, it's usually the opposite when our bodies are fueled properly.

[vaylian]

How is this related to the number of mitochondria in a cell?

[agumonkey]

I believe that the opposite is useful, fasting -> autophagy -> improved mitochondrial health (not sure). Maybe that's what parent tried to say.

[1oooqooq]

nah. let's base the entire world diet on numbers of calories, provided by crops which are collected annually or biannually so we can have an efficient futures market :thumbsupemoji

[tekla]

Yep, we prefer to keep people alive first since its hard to care about the health and well being of dead people.