Eating less protein may slow liver cancer growth, study finds

Rutgers-led study published in Science Advances reports that impaired hepatic ammonia clearance can fuel hepatocellular carcinoma in mice; reducing dietary protein lowered ammonia, slowed tumor growth, and improved survival.
Why it mattersRutgers mouse study: low dietary protein reduced ammonia and slowed hepatocellular carcinoma growth.
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