A fasting-mimicking diet and vitamin C: turning anti-aging strategies against cancer

Abstract

In search of anti-aging interventions with differential effects on normal and cancer cells, we show that cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet plus pharmacological doses of vitamin C can be effective in targeting KRAS-mutant cancers. This approach represents a promising strategy able to protect the organism while killing cancer cells.

Keywords

• fasting-mimicking diet
• vitamin c
• kras-mutant cancers
• iron metabolism