{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Baby, Let's Talk!","title":"14. Professor Thomas Seyfried: Cancer Is a Metabolic Disease","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/84df5690\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7107,"description":"Thomas N. Seyfried is Professor of Biology at Boston College, and received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1976. He did his undergraduate work at the University of New England and holds a Master's degree in Genetics from Illinois State University, Normal, IL. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow & Assistant Professor in the Neurology Dept. at the Yale University School of Medicine. He presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and ASN Neuro, where he is a Senior Editor. Dr. Seyfried has over 200 peer reviewed publications and is author of the book, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley Press). His book was recently translated into Chinese and is now under contract for translation into Turkish. His full list of peer-reviewed publications can be found on PubMed.\nDr. Seyfried’s PubMed publications: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Thomas+Seyfried\nDr. Seyfried’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@talkingcancer-u4k?si=lev6fert7fiIAfti\nDr. Seyfried’s X account:\nhttps://x.com/tnseyfried\nDr. Seyfried’s Instagram account:  https://www.instagram.com/thomasseyfriedbc/\nLink to organization to which people can donate to support Dr. Seyfried’s work: https://www.foundationformetaboliccancertherapies.com/index.php?option=com_jdonation&view=donation&campaign_id=1&Itemid=104\n\nShow Notes\nIn this episode, we cover the following:\nCancer is driven by defective energy metabolism, not genetic mutations.\nAll major cancers share the same core problem: dysfunctional mitochondria.\nThe Warburg Effect shows cancer cells use fermentation even in the presence of oxygen.\nCancer triggers are diverse but all link to mitochondrial failure (the oncogenic paradox).\nOxygen consumed by cancer cells is not used for efficient energy production.\nKetogenic diets and glutamine targeting can starve cancer...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BSvMkeGAu5k5H-xFYbKRSU4UobYeRnqxyXxKxbi4180/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYTBk/Mzc4YmI0M2M0Mzg2/NzEwM2YzN2FhNTRk/ODA5Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}