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#30 - Thomas Seyfried, Ph.D.: Controversial discussion—cancer as a mitochondrial metabolic disease?
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26 Nov 2018 · 2h 48m
Nutrition basicsMetabolism & fasting
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In this episode, Thomas Seyfried, a cancer researcher and professor of biology at Boston College, discusses a controversial view of cancer as a mitochondrial metabolic disease. Many topics related to the causes, treatments, and prevention of cancer are covered in this in-depth conversation. We discuss: How Tom got interested in cancer research [ 9:00 ]; Calorie-restricted ketogenic diets, fasting, and epileptic seizures [ 18:30 ]; Otto Warburg and the Warburg effect [30:45]; Germline mutations,