Assertion: brain tumor's cancer cell | /r/CapableOf | use glucose
Facets:
value: for energy
type: PURPOSE
value: as a low-carbohydrate diet
type: MANNER
value: as their primary fuel source[*].
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Most (but not all) cancer cells use glucose (sugar) as their primary fuel source[*]. As a low-carbohydrate diet, keto may stop undetected cancer cells from growing by starving them before they progress[*].
text: Cancer cells consume glucose for energy and cannot utilize ketones so well (ketones are produced from fat by the liver as energy in place of carbohydrates.)