- Scientists discovered that a chemical compound called asparagine can fuel tumor growth in mice that have a tough-to-treat form of breast cancer.
- The results, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, led to some people to consider cutting asparagus from their diets.
- But the truth is a bit more complicated, and no study on the subject has been done in humans yet.
Over the past few days, people have been frantically searching for clues about whether asparagus causes cancer.
After a study in the journal Nature suggested that a compound called asparagine (which is found in the vegetable) may help spread an aggressive form of breast cancer in the body, searches for terms like ‘asparagus causes cancer’ and ‘asparagus breast cancer’ soared. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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