{"id":8537,"date":"2025-05-17T09:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8537"},"modified":"2025-05-17T09:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T09:58:17","slug":"%f0%9f%98%b3-just-in-popular-energy-drinks-linked-to-cancer-more-in-comments-%e2%ac%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=8537","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\ude33 JUST IN: Popular Energy Drinks Linked to Cancer More in Comments \u2b07"},"content":{"rendered":"

You grab a Red Bull to push through your 3 p.m. brain fog. Or maybe it\u2019s a Celsius before the gym. But according to a new study, the thing giving you \u201cenergy\u201d might also be giving cancer cells a growth boost.<\/p>\n

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Researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered that taurine\u2014an amino acid added to most energy drinks\u2014is being used as a fuel source by leukemia cells. The study, published in Nature<\/a>, showed that taurine actually helps cancer cells survive, divide, and spread. Which means while you\u2019re sipping it for a productivity hit, leukemia might be getting one, too.<\/p>\n

The researchers noted, in classic science-speak, that we should \u201ccarefully consider the risks and benefits\u201d of taurine. Which is a polite way of saying: this stuff might be supercharging cancer and maybe we should talk about that.\"this-energy-drink-ingredient-may-be-fueling-cancer\"<\/p>\n

This Energy Drink Ingredient May Be Fueling Cancer<\/h2>\n

Taurine isn\u2019t new or exotic\u2014it\u2019s found in protein-heavy foods like meat and fish, and your body produces it naturally. But in energy drinks, it\u2019s added in concentrated doses, marketed as a metabolism booster and focus enhancer. It\u2019s also used in some cancer treatments to help ease chemo side effects. Ironically, that extra taurine may be doing more harm than good.<\/p>\n

In the study, scientists implanted human leukemia cells into mice, then tracked how those cells interacted with taurine. Turns out, healthy bone marrow cells naturally produce taurine, which is then carried directly into leukemia cells via a gene called SLC6A6. Once inside, the taurine kicks off glycolysis\u2014a cellular process that turns sugar into energy\u2014and helps the cancer cells grow faster.<\/p>\n

Researchers found that when taurine was blocked, the cancer didn\u2019t grow as fast. That opens the door to a new kind of treatment\u2014one that focuses on starving the disease instead of just attacking it.<\/p>\n

And it might not stop with blood cancer. The team is also looking into whether taurine could be playing a similar role in other cancers like colorectal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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