SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest inflammation from a molecule introduced through consumption of red meat and dairy products could promote tumor growth.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, led by Dr. Ajit Varki, studied a non-human cellular molecule called N-glycolylneuraminic acid -- Neu5Gc. Neu5Gc is a type of glycan, or sugar molecule, that humans don't naturally produce, but that can be incorporated into human tissues as a result of eating red meat, Varki said.