A recent study published in the prestigious journal Nature, entitled “Asparagine bioavailability governs metastasis in a model of breast cancer” (1) has been making the rounds lately. I first heard about it from a friend, who urged me not to eat asparagus out of a vegetable & dip platter at a party. Asparagine is an amino acid present, among other foods, in asparagus. As usual, news media have latched on the study to publish eye-grabbing headlines, such as: “Spread of breast cancer linked to compound in asparagus and other foods” (The Guardian) “Food may influence cancer spread” (BBC News) “Could cutting asparagus from your diet stop the spread of cancer?”…