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Dr. Tony Hampton
Family and Obesity Medicine physician
Metabolic health and diabetes
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Focus: Metabolic health, obesity medicine, and low-carb nutrition
Dr. Tony Hampton is a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician who has treated chronic conditions since 1998. He holds a Master's in Nutrition and Functional Medicine and serves on diabetes and metabolic health boards. He focuses on low-carbohydrate and metabolic approaches to diabetes and obesity.
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Does cancer really just feed on sugar?
Cancer is not simply a sugar problem. Cancer cells can use both glucose and an amino acid called glutamine, and they adapt when one fuel is limited. Because glutamine is also essential for many healthy tissues, this does not mean people should try to eliminate it from their diet. So instead of trying to starve cancer, the focus is on improving the body's overall metabolic health.