Energy Drinks Linked to Rise in Colorectal & Blood Cancer

10 _xerces_ 2 5/17/2025, 3:06:24 PM thenightly.com.au ↗

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Legend2440 · 5m ago
>The research team discovered that leukaemia cells feed on taurine through a process called glycolysis, in which cells break down sugar to produce energy.

>This process helps cancer cells multiply more rapidly, worsening the disease.

If I’m reading this right, it doesn’t cause cancer, but if you already have cancer it may make it spread faster.

_xerces_ · 1h ago
It appears that the trial is still ongoing: https://www.cancer.gov/research/participate/clinical-trials-...

The theory is that the taurine added to the drinks is feeding gut bacteria that then produce hydrogen sulfide that damages the intestinal lining.