Tests on mice show that a high-fat diet can cause cancer

An experimental study in mice showed a higher likelihood of developing cancer when the diet was high in fat.

Not only does a high-fat diet increase your waist size, but it can multiply the number of stem cells in your stomach many times, these cells unfortunately have the potential for cancer.

This conclusion draws from feeding a group of mice to a 60% fat diet. A year after being "nourished", to the astonishment of mice researchers, now a group of fat mice, along with their weight increased the number of stem cells in the stomach. At the same time, precursor cells that produce stem cells also increase their lifespan and increase their ability to genetically alter, produce dangerous tumors.

The chubby mice were fed a lot of fat, and the number of stem cells developed exceeded their expectations.

Usually, the stem cells in the stomach fit in a small pocket and are responsible for the regeneration of the stomach cells, which are usually maintained in small quantities and are a potential risk factor. cause cancer. The chubby mice were fed a lot of fat, and the number of stem cells developed exceeded their expectations. Of these, the progenitor cells of stem cells live longer, increasing the ability to mutate and appear tumors.

After thoroughly examining these stem cells, the scientists discovered that the activated PPAR-protein protein caused an increase in their mutation. This is not surprising when this protein acts as a "switch" of metabolic mechanisms from starch consumption to fat consumption.

This activation can be explained by increasing the amount of fatty acids from the diet, however researchers need to perform additional experiments to find out whether PPAR-δ and stem cells can be solved. Whether or not there is a link between human obesity and cancer.