Dr. Seyfried confirms diet does not lower glutamine

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Our recent study describing how cancer cells ferment the amino acid glutamine caused many people to ask which dietary habits will lower glutamine levels in the body.

However, while diet can greatly reduce blood glucose levels, there is no dietary practice that can meaningfully lower glutamine. Additionally, glutamine is essential in several body processes, including the immune system.

While intermittent glutamine inhibition via glutamine targeting drugs can be effective against cancer, glutamine targeting should be done carefully and under the supervision of a knowledgeable caregiver, as described in our recent paper: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03775-4.

We are now working to determine the best dosing, timing, and scheduling of such diet-drug combined therapies.

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