Hey everyone. I’ve heard about this supplement called sarcosine. Apparently, sarcosine could increase by motivation for 25-40 percent. That’s A LOT to me. I struggle with negatives particularly lack of motivation…
However, I’ve heard sarcosine causes cancer? Is this true? I am DEATHLY afraid of cancer…what are your thoughts?
“Sarcosine was identified as a differential metabolite that was greatly increased during prostate cancer progression to metastasis and could be detected in urine. Sarcosine levels seemed to control the invasiveness of the cancer. However, this conclusion has been disputed.”
I can’t remember where i heard that. So you’ve never heard of sarcosine causing cancer? Or having something to do with increasing your chances of cancer?
I don’t use it because there’s a tenuous link to cancer.
Prostate cancer marker Edit
In a paper published in the journal Nature in 2009, sarcosine was reported to activate prostate cancer cells and to indicate the malignancy of prostate cancer cells when measured in urine.[8] Sarcosine was identified as a differential metabolite that was greatly increased during prostate cancer progression to metastasis and could be detected in urine.[9] Sarcosine levels seemed to control the invasiveness of the cancer.[8]
However, this conclusion has been disputed. A German research team reported a different result in 2010.[10] After measuring sarcosine levels in urine samples from prostate cancer patients, they concluded that measuring sarcosine in urine fails as a marker in prostate cancer detection and identification of aggressive tumors. In addition, another report concluded that serum sarcosine is not a marker for prostate cancer.[11] A review of the literature reached a similar conclusion.[12]
My father has had prostate problems though not cancer. I have several genotypes that put me at increased risk. The main reason why, given the available info, I won’t try sarcosine.