TUMOR SHRINKING DIET
Perhaps the malonic acid content of foods has even increased
due to agricultural practices, such as the use of certain pesti-
cides, time of harvesting, and method of artificial ripening. I
have preliminary evidence that organic carrots and broccoli
(sold in plastic bags, thereby avoiding spray treatment) do not
contain malonic acid, whereas the ordinary varieties do. Nor do
oranges grown on your back yard tree. This needs more re-
search.
Scientists studied malonic acid, also called malonate, in-
tensely for decades though never suspecting its true significance
for humans. A lengthy and excellent review of malonate re-
search has been published in Enzyme And Metabolic Inhibitors
Vol. II (see previous footnote). Here is a partial list of topics re-
viewed.
◊ Malonate inhibits uptake of glycine and alanine.
◊ Malonate may chelate iron so it can’t be incorporated
into hemoglobin.
◊ Malonate inhibits healing.
◊ Motility of sperm is reduced by malonate.
◊ Bacterial phagocytosis by human neutrophils is de-
pressed by malonate.
◊ Malonate chelates calcium.
◊ Malonate drops the resting potential of muscle.
◊ Malonate causes air hunger (dyspnea).
◊ Methyl malonate is toxic to the kidney.
◊ Acetoacetyl Co A can transfer its Co A to malonic acid
to make malonyl Co A. This could lead to acetoacetate
buildup, namely ketonuria and possibly a block in fat
utilization of even numbered carbon atoms, leaving odd
◊ numbered carbons to predominate.
◊ Malonic acid reacts with aldehydes.
◊ Thallium is chelated by malonic acid into a stable com-
pound. (This could explain accumulation effect in a tu-
mor.)
◊ A color test for malonates is tetra hydroquinoline-N-
propinal to form blue-violet compounds. It is sensitive to
0.01 mg malonate.
◊ Malonate complexes with zinc and magnesium.
◊ A fall in malate concentration due to malonate causes
depletion of NADP.