The question
of how cellular behavior is controlled is at the center
of stem cell biology, and understanding the
mechanisms of cell fate regulation is key for treating diseases that
occur upon dysregulation, such as
cancer or diabetes.
Polyunsaturated fats such as corn oil and soybean oil are highly unstable and vulnerable to oxidation — and oxidation, in turn, is linked to
cancer — while the omega - 6 fatty acids that predominate in vegetable oils have been shown to accelerate the growth
of tumor cells.6 As Fallon and Enig explain, 4 excessive consumption
of toxic polyunsaturated oils — not red meat — represents a known
mechanism for colon
cancer: «Colon
cancer occurs when high levels
of dietary vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats, along with certain carcinogens, are acted on by certain enzymes in the cells lining the colon, leading to tumor formation» [Emphasis added].