Excess Fructose May Fuel Obesity, Colorectal Cancer Growth - Cancer Currents Blog National Cancer Institute sent this bulletin at 10/29/2021 10:39 AM EDT The latest from the NCI Cancer Currents blog Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. You are subscribed to Cancer Currents: An NCI Cancer Research Blog from the National Cancer Institute. Recent posts are listed below. Does Too Much Fructose Help Colorectal Cancers Grow? 10/29/2021 Excess fructose can promote obesity and colorectal cancer, a new study shows. In mice, the study found that the sweetener, a component of table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup, increased how long normal and cancer cells in the intestines live.