New research revealed that eating yougurt can lower the risk of colon cancer.
According to News Max, a new study published in the journal Gut Microbes revealed that people who ate yougurt two or more times in a week have 20% lower chances of getting a serious type of colon cancer that is usually found on the right side of the colon.
The lead author of the study, Dr. Shuji Ogino, explained that the aim of his team is “to link long-term diets and other exposures to a possible key difference in tissue, such as the presence or absence of a particular species of bacteria. This kind of detective work can increase the strength of evidence connecting diet to health outcomes.”
The researchers found that the tissues of the tumour tested positive for the bacteria called Bifidobacterium, which is commonly found in yougurt.
A co-senior author of the study, Dr. Tomotaka Ugai, said, “It has long been believed that yogurt and other fermented milk products are beneficial for gastrointestinal health. Our new findings suggest that this protective effect may be specific for Bifidobacterium-positive tumours."
For the study, researchers analysed the lifelong dietary data from two decades-long
studies of the US population, The Nurses’ Health Study (involving 100,000 women) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (involving 51,000 men).
As per researchers, the study “provides unique evidence” about the “potential benefits of yougurt and proved a link between diet, the gut microbiome, and the risk of colorectal cancer.
