#750 Apr 18th 2018 - "The Connections Between Diet, Insulin Resistance, Obesity & Cancer"

The Connections Between Diet, Insulin Resistance, Obesity & Cancer!

Dr. Lewis Cantley of Cantley Lab talks about his discovery of the signaling pathway phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and the results.

1. Can you tell us about your discovery of the signaling pathyway (Phos-foh-nos-ih-tide 3 kin-ass) phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and the results?
2. You write in Tim Ferris’ book Tribe of Mentors “Sugar is toxic. We may be approaching a time when sugar is responsible for more early deaths in America than cigarette smoking.” What role does sugar play in the body and what are the life-long lasting effects?
3. How does sugar affect cancer growth?
4. How did we develop and evolve this addiction to sugar?
5. What are you currently working on in your lab?